diff --git a/src/MusicStore/config.json b/src/MusicStore/config.json
index b843e07e05..e764ec63c9 100644
--- a/src/MusicStore/config.json
+++ b/src/MusicStore/config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         "DefaultConnection": {
             // Use a shared (and running) LocalDB database when executing in IIS e.g.
             // "Server=(localdb)\\.\\IIS_DB;Database=MusicStore;Trusted_Connection=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;User ID=iis_login;Password=********"
-            "Connectionstring": "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=MusicStore;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
+            "Connectionstring": "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=MusicStore;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;Connect Timeout=30;"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/E2ETests/Common/DbUtils.cs b/test/E2ETests/Common/DbUtils.cs
index 88ce667faa..effc5c9189 100644
--- a/test/E2ETests/Common/DbUtils.cs
+++ b/test/E2ETests/Common/DbUtils.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace E2ETests
     /// </summary>
     public class DbUtils
     {
-        public const string CONNECTION_STRING_FORMAT = "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database={0};Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true";
+        public const string CONNECTION_STRING_FORMAT = "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database={0};Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;Connect Timeout=30;";
 
         public static void DropDatabase(string databaseName, ILogger logger)
         {