diff --git a/libfic/db.go b/libfic/db.go
index dbc462c0..d1271697 100644
--- a/libfic/db.go
+++ b/libfic/db.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func DBInit(dsn string) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO';`)
-	for i := 0; err != nil && i < 15; i += 1 {
-		if _, err = db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO';`); err != nil && i <= 5 {
+	for i := 0; err != nil && i < 45; i += 1 {
+		if _, err = db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO';`); err != nil && i <= 45 {
 			log.Println("An error occurs when trying to connect to DB, will retry in 2 seconds: ", err)
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 		}