diff --git a/src/server/config.py b/src/server/config.py
index 5783158d..6f6550a2 100644
--- a/src/server/config.py
+++ b/src/server/config.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         + POSTGRES_DATABASE
     )
 
-engine = db.create_engine(DB)
+engine = db.create_engine(DB, pool_pre_ping=True)
 
 # Run Alembic to create managed tables
 # from alembic.config import Config