diff --git a/src/config/database_pools.rs b/src/config/database_pools.rs
index c23f44eed2d..a46c3a74892 100644
--- a/src/config/database_pools.rs
+++ b/src/config/database_pools.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl DatabasePools {
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TCP_TIMEOUT);
 
         let connection_timeout = var_parsed("DB_TIMEOUT")?
-            .map(Duration::from_millis)
+            .map(Duration::from_secs)
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
 
         // `DB_TIMEOUT` currently configures both the connection timeout and