diff --git a/pkg/dbmanager/config.go b/pkg/dbmanager/config.go
index 7213eb6..e690827 100644
--- a/pkg/dbmanager/config.go
+++ b/pkg/dbmanager/config.go
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ func (cc *ConnectionConfig) ApplyDefaults(global *ManagerConfig) {
 		cc.ConnectTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	}
 	if cc.QueryTimeout == 0 {
-		cc.QueryTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+		cc.QueryTimeout = 2 * time.Minute // Default to 2 minutes
+	} else if cc.QueryTimeout < 2*time.Minute {
+		// Enforce minimum of 2 minutes
+		cc.QueryTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
 	}
 
 	// Default ORM
@@ -325,14 +328,29 @@ func (cc *ConnectionConfig) buildPostgresDSN() string {
 		dsn += fmt.Sprintf(" search_path=%s", cc.Schema)
 	}
 
+	// Add statement_timeout for query execution timeout (in milliseconds)
+	if cc.QueryTimeout > 0 {
+		timeoutMs := int(cc.QueryTimeout.Milliseconds())
+		dsn += fmt.Sprintf(" statement_timeout=%d", timeoutMs)
+	}
+
 	return dsn
 }
 
 func (cc *ConnectionConfig) buildSQLiteDSN() string {
-	if cc.FilePath != "" {
-		return cc.FilePath
+	filepath := cc.FilePath
+	if filepath == "" {
+		filepath = ":memory:"
 	}
-	return ":memory:"
+
+	// Add query parameters for timeouts
+	// Note: SQLite driver supports _timeout parameter (in milliseconds)
+	if cc.QueryTimeout > 0 {
+		timeoutMs := int(cc.QueryTimeout.Milliseconds())
+		filepath += fmt.Sprintf("?_timeout=%d", timeoutMs)
+	}
+
+	return filepath
 }
 
 func (cc *ConnectionConfig) buildMSSQLDSN() string {
@@ -344,6 +362,24 @@ func (cc *ConnectionConfig) buildMSSQLDSN() string {
 		dsn += fmt.Sprintf("&schema=%s", cc.Schema)
 	}
 
+	// Add connection timeout (in seconds)
+	if cc.ConnectTimeout > 0 {
+		timeoutSec := int(cc.ConnectTimeout.Seconds())
+		dsn += fmt.Sprintf("&connection timeout=%d", timeoutSec)
+	}
+
+	// Add dial timeout for TCP connection (in seconds)
+	if cc.ConnectTimeout > 0 {
+		dialTimeoutSec := int(cc.ConnectTimeout.Seconds())
+		dsn += fmt.Sprintf("&dial timeout=%d", dialTimeoutSec)
+	}
+
+	// Add read timeout (in seconds) - enforces timeout for reading data
+	if cc.QueryTimeout > 0 {
+		readTimeoutSec := int(cc.QueryTimeout.Seconds())
+		dsn += fmt.Sprintf("&read timeout=%d", readTimeoutSec)
+	}
+
 	return dsn
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/dbmanager/providers/sqlite.go b/pkg/dbmanager/providers/sqlite.go
index 3ce5c99..6f70970 100644
--- a/pkg/dbmanager/providers/sqlite.go
+++ b/pkg/dbmanager/providers/sqlite.go
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ func (p *SQLiteProvider) Connect(ctx context.Context, cfg ConnectionConfig) erro
 		// Don't fail connection if WAL mode cannot be enabled
 	}
 
-	// Set busy timeout to handle locked database
-	_, err = db.ExecContext(ctx, "PRAGMA busy_timeout=5000")
+	// Set busy timeout to handle locked database (minimum 2 minutes = 120000ms)
+	busyTimeout := cfg.GetQueryTimeout().Milliseconds()
+	if busyTimeout < 120000 {
+		busyTimeout = 120000 // Enforce minimum of 2 minutes
+	}
+	_, err = db.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA busy_timeout=%d", busyTimeout))
 	if err != nil {
 		if cfg.GetEnableLogging() {
 			logger.Warn("Failed to set busy timeout for SQLite", "error", err)
diff --git a/pkg/server/manager.go b/pkg/server/manager.go
index f1b7877..61f16dc 100644
--- a/pkg/server/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/server/manager.go
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ func newInstance(cfg Config) (*serverInstance, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("handler cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	// Set default timeouts
+	// Set default timeouts with minimum of 10 minutes for connection timeouts
+	minConnectionTimeout := 10 * time.Minute
+
 	if cfg.ShutdownTimeout == 0 {
 		cfg.ShutdownTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 	}
@@ -419,13 +421,22 @@ func newInstance(cfg Config) (*serverInstance, error) {
 		cfg.DrainTimeout = 25 * time.Second
 	}
 	if cfg.ReadTimeout == 0 {
-		cfg.ReadTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+		cfg.ReadTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
+	} else if cfg.ReadTimeout < minConnectionTimeout {
+		// Enforce minimum of 10 minutes
+		cfg.ReadTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
 	}
 	if cfg.WriteTimeout == 0 {
-		cfg.WriteTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+		cfg.WriteTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
+	} else if cfg.WriteTimeout < minConnectionTimeout {
+		// Enforce minimum of 10 minutes
+		cfg.WriteTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
 	}
 	if cfg.IdleTimeout == 0 {
-		cfg.IdleTimeout = 60 * time.Second
+		cfg.IdleTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
+	} else if cfg.IdleTimeout < minConnectionTimeout {
+		// Enforce minimum of 10 minutes
+		cfg.IdleTimeout = minConnectionTimeout
 	}
 
 	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", cfg.Host, cfg.Port)