diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0973f23..2281377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm install
 
       - name: Run Tests
+        timeout-minutes: 5
         run: npm test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postgres-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/postgres-ci.yml
index 66804f1..4a072e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postgres-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postgres-ci.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ jobs:
           PG_USER: ci_db_user
           PG_PASS: ci_db_pass
         run: docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose-ci.yml up -d
-      - name: Sleep
-        uses: jakejarvis/wait-action@master
-        with:
-          time: '10s'
       - name: Check running containers
         run: docker ps
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       - run: npm install
-      - name: Run test suite
+      - name: Run Tests
         env:
           TEST_POSTGRES: true
+        timeout-minutes: 5
         run: npm test
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diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 1934a98..8a94d22 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "schemaFolder": "./databases",
     "dbSchema": "./databases/_sponsorTimes.db.sql",
     "privateDBSchema": "./databases/_private.db.sql",
+    // when using redis, add `"enable_offline_queue": false` to force commands to fail instead of timing out
     "mode": "development",
     "readOnly": false,
     "webhooks": [],