diff --git a/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
index a112b49b..f4c4ad33 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { createLogger } from "./logger.js";
 import os from 'os';
 import { Redis } from 'ioredis';
 import { RepoData, compileGithubConfig, compileGitlabConfig, compileGiteaConfig, compileGerritConfig } from "./repoCompileUtils.js";
+import { CONFIG_REPO_UPSERT_TIMEOUT_MS } from "./environment.js";
 
 interface IConnectionManager {
     scheduleConnectionSync: (connection: Connection) => Promise<void>;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager implements IConnectionManager {
                 });
             }));
 
-        });
+        }, { timeout: parseInt(CONFIG_REPO_UPSERT_TIMEOUT_MS) });
     }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/environment.ts b/packages/backend/src/environment.ts
index b5c62e28..c7d8f8bb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/environment.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ export const FALLBACK_GITHUB_TOKEN = getEnv(process.env.FALLBACK_GITHUB_TOKEN);
 export const FALLBACK_GITLAB_TOKEN = getEnv(process.env.FALLBACK_GITLAB_TOKEN);
 export const FALLBACK_GITEA_TOKEN = getEnv(process.env.FALLBACK_GITEA_TOKEN);
 
+export const CONFIG_REPO_UPSERT_TIMEOUT_MS = getEnv(process.env.CONFIG_REPO_UPSERT_TIMEOUT_MS, '15000')!;
+
 export const INDEX_CONCURRENCY_MULTIPLE = getEnv(process.env.INDEX_CONCURRENCY_MULTIPLE);
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