diff --git a/internal/db/runtime-store.ts b/internal/db/runtime-store.ts
index 9647b60f..849d20fe 100644
--- a/internal/db/runtime-store.ts
+++ b/internal/db/runtime-store.ts
@@ -1816,6 +1816,35 @@ export class PostgresCloudRuntimeStore {
     });
   }
 
+  resetPostgresPoolAfterTransientFailure(classified, retry = {}) {
+    if (classified?.connection?.queryResult !== "connect_timeout") return false;
+    const pool = this.pool;
+    if (!pool) return false;
+    this.pool = null;
+    this.logger?.warn?.({
+      event: "postgres_runtime_pool_reset_after_transient_failure",
+      blocker: classified.blocker,
+      queryResult: classified.connection?.queryResult ?? "query_blocked",
+      errorCode: classified.connection?.errorCode ?? "UNKNOWN",
+      retryAttempt: Number.isFinite(Number(retry.attempt)) ? Number(retry.attempt) : null,
+      retryMaxAttempts: Number.isFinite(Number(retry.maxAttempts)) ? Number(retry.maxAttempts) : null,
+      retrying: retry.retrying === true,
+      valuesRedacted: true,
+      endpointRedacted: true
+    });
+    if (typeof pool.end === "function") {
+      Promise.resolve()
+        .then(() => pool.end())
+        .catch((error) => this.logger?.warn?.({
+          event: "postgres_runtime_pool_reset_failed",
+          errorCode: error?.code ?? "UNKNOWN",
+          valuesRedacted: true,
+          endpointRedacted: true
+        }));
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   async query(sql, params = []) {
     const retry = this.runtimeQueryRetryPolicy();
     for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= retry.maxAttempts; attempt += 1) {
@@ -1833,6 +1862,13 @@ export class PostgresCloudRuntimeStore {
           delayMs,
           label: `${attempt}/${retry.maxAttempts}`
         });
+        this.resetPostgresPoolAfterTransientFailure(classified, {
+          attempt,
+          maxAttempts: retry.maxAttempts,
+          retrying,
+          delayMs,
+          label: `${attempt}/${retry.maxAttempts}`
+        });
         if (!retrying) throw error;
         await delayRuntimeDbQueryRetry(delayMs);
       }