diff --git a/database/mysql/database.go b/database/mysql/database.go
index b06adf7..d3d24f0 100644
--- a/database/mysql/database.go
+++ b/database/mysql/database.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/TheTipo01/YADMB/queue"
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/lit"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ func NewDatabase(dsn string) *database.Database {
 	// Create tables if they don't exist
 	database.ExecQuery(db, tblSong, tblCommands, tblBlacklist, tblLink, tblDJ)
 
+	db.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Minute * 3)
+
 	c := common.NewCommon(db)
 
 	return &database.Database{