diff --git a/src/database/prepare.py b/src/database/prepare.py
index c805af1..94611ff 100644
--- a/src/database/prepare.py
+++ b/src/database/prepare.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ from sqlalchemy.future import Engine
 
 from . import models  # noqa
 
+HOUR_IN_SECONDS = 3600
+
 
 def get_engine(host: str, user: str, passwd: str, db: str) -> Engine:
     """Creates an engine for mariadb with pymysql as connector"""
     uri = f"mariadb+pymysql://{user}:{passwd}@{host}/{db}"
-    engine = sqlmodel.create_engine(uri)
+    engine = sqlmodel.create_engine(uri, pool_recycle=HOUR_IN_SECONDS)
     return engine