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diff --git a/backend/database.py b/backend/database.py
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--- a/backend/database.py
+++ b/backend/database.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 engine = create_engine(
     DATABASE_URL, 
-    connect_args={"options": "-c client_encoding=utf8"}
+    connect_args={
+        "sslmode": "disable",
+        "connect_timeout": 30
+    }
 )
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 Base = declarative_base()