diff --git a/kubernetes/db-migrate-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/db-migrate-production.tmpl
index c811dfb6b..6897c79e1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/db-migrate-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/db-migrate-production.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ spec:
       - name: panoptes-migrate-db-production
         image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/panoptes:__IMAGE_TAG__
         command: ["/rails_app/migrate.sh"]
+        env:
+        - name: PG_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+          value: '0'
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: panoptes-common-env-vars
diff --git a/kubernetes/db-migrate-staging.tmpl b/kubernetes/db-migrate-staging.tmpl
index 3aa4d856f..8d5840f48 100644
--- a/kubernetes/db-migrate-staging.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/db-migrate-staging.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ spec:
       - name: panoptes-migrate-db-staging
         image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/panoptes:__IMAGE_TAG__
         command: ["/rails_app/migrate.sh"]
+        env:
+        - name: PG_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+          value: '0'
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: panoptes-common-env-vars
diff --git a/kubernetes/job-task-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/job-task-production.tmpl
index 7f0f6851d..6f7a71cb2 100644
--- a/kubernetes/job-task-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/job-task-production.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ spec:
       - name: panoptes-rake-task-production
         image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/panoptes:__IMAGE_TAG__
         command: ["bundle",  "exec", "rake", __RAKE_TASK_NAME__]
+        env:
+        - name: PG_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+          value: '0'
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: panoptes-common-env-vars
diff --git a/kubernetes/job-task-staging.tmpl b/kubernetes/job-task-staging.tmpl
index 1efdd477f..5388ffc90 100644
--- a/kubernetes/job-task-staging.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/job-task-staging.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ spec:
       - name: panoptes-rake-task-staging
         image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/panoptes:__IMAGE_TAG__
         command: ["bundle",  "exec", "rake", __RAKE_TASK_NAME__]
+        env:
+        - name: PG_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+          value: '0'
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: panoptes-common-env-vars