diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index e5f45a3..d95e766 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, args []string) error {
 		pool.Close()
 	}()
 
-	if err := pool.Ping(appCtx); err != nil {
+	timoutCtx, close := context.WithTimeout(appCtx, 5*time.Second)
+	defer close()
+
+	if err := pool.Ping(timoutCtx); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Error in attempting first postgres database connection")
 		return err
 	}