diff --git a/deploy/deploy.yaml b/deploy/deploy.yaml
index 469eeae6..06a1eb7a 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/deploy.yaml
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ lanes:
       serviceName: g14-platform-postgres
       endpointAddress: 10.42.0.1
       port: 5432
+    runtimeStore:
+      postgres:
+        poolMax: 40
+        connectionTimeoutMs: 5000
     envReuseServices:
       - hwlab-cloud-api
       - hwlab-user-billing
diff --git a/scripts/gitops-render.mjs b/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
index 357cdb27..c02852ec 100644
--- a/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
+++ b/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
@@ -991,6 +991,9 @@ function runtimeStoreEnvForProfile(deploy, profile, serviceId) {
   if (!postgres || typeof postgres !== "object" || Array.isArray(postgres)) return {};
   const env = {};
   if (Number.isInteger(postgres.poolMax)) env.HWLAB_CLOUD_DB_POOL_MAX = String(postgres.poolMax);
+  if (Number.isInteger(postgres.connectionTimeoutMs)) {
+    env.HWLAB_CLOUD_DB_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS = String(postgres.connectionTimeoutMs);
+  }
   return env;
 }