diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index c680c23..e1c3cba 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ addDefaults(config, {
         user: "",
         host: "",
         password: "",
-        port: 5432
+        port: 5432,
+        readTimeout: 250
     },
     dumpDatabase: {
         enabled: false,
diff --git a/src/databases/Postgres.ts b/src/databases/Postgres.ts
index dca5a46..be78b6e 100644
--- a/src/databases/Postgres.ts
+++ b/src/databases/Postgres.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export class Postgres implements IDatabase {
 
     private poolRead: Pool;
     private lastPoolReadFail = 0;
-    private readTimeout = 150;
 
     private maxTries = 3;
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ export class Postgres implements IDatabase {
 
                 pendingQueries.push(savePromiseState(lastPool.query({ text: query, values: params })));
                 const currentPromises = [...pendingQueries];
-                if (options.useReplica) currentPromises.push(savePromiseState(timeoutPomise(this.readTimeout)));
+                if (options.useReplica) currentPromises.push(savePromiseState(timeoutPomise(this.config.postgresReadOnly.readTimeout)));
                 const queryResult = await nextFulfilment(currentPromises);
 
                 switch (type) {
diff --git a/src/types/config.model.ts b/src/types/config.model.ts
index 47b3108..8b6bbd1 100644
--- a/src/types/config.model.ts
+++ b/src/types/config.model.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface CustomPostgresConfig extends PoolConfig {
 
 export interface CustomPostgresReadOnlyConfig extends CustomPostgresConfig {
     weight: number;
+    readTimeout: number;
 }
 
 export interface SBSConfig {