diff --git a/utils/db.go b/utils/db.go
index a58e99d..0836ff6 100644
--- a/utils/db.go
+++ b/utils/db.go
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func GetDataSourceDB(sourceConnectionString string, dbSchema string) *DbAndSchem
 
 // Adds a default timeout to a query
 func AddTimeoutToQuery(query *gorm.DB) (*gorm.DB, context.CancelFunc) {
-	// default timeout of 3 minutes:
-	query, cancel := AddSpecificTimeoutToQuery(query, 180*time.Second)
+	// default timeout of 6 minutes:
+	query, cancel := AddSpecificTimeoutToQuery(query, 360*time.Second)
 	return query, cancel
 }