Index: trunk/packages/sipb-xen-database/python/database/__init__.py
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--- trunk/packages/sipb-xen-database/python/database/__init__.py	(revision 1014)
+++ trunk/packages/sipb-xen-database/python/database/__init__.py	(revision 1041)
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 def connect(uri = config.db.uri):
     """ Connect to a given database URI"""
-    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(uri)
+    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(uri, pool_timeout=5)
     meta.bind = engine
     session.configure(bind=engine)