diff --git a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
index 556d0bbd..a2f79289 100644
--- a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
+++ b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ lanes:
                     autoExpandRunning: false
                     autoCollapseTerminal: false
           hwpod:
+            healthTimeoutMs: 6000
             runtimeApiUrl: https://lab-dev.hwpod.com
             runtimeApiAuth:
               sourceRef: hwlab/nc01-v03-admin.env
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ lanes:
                 sourceKey: DATABASE_URL
                 schema: hwpod
                 table: runtime_specs
+                connectionTimeoutMs: 5000
               builtInConfigRefs:
                 - config/hwlab-hwpod-preinstalls/constart-71freq-c.yaml#hwpodPreinstall.specDocument
             publicExposure:
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
index 2972db42..40a41f1b 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ test("L1 HWPOD spec registry resolves PostgreSQL authority and frozen built-ins
     sourceKey: "DATABASE_URL",
     schema: "hwpod",
     table: "runtime_specs",
+    connectionTimeoutMs: 5000,
   });
+  expect(native!.healthTimeoutMs).toBe(6000);
   expect(native!.specRegistry.builtInConfigRefs).toHaveLength(1);
   const resolved = resolveConfigRef(native!.specRegistry.builtInConfigRefs[0], "HWPOD built-in spec");
   expect(resolved.value).toMatchObject({ kind: "Hwpod", metadata: { name: "constart-71freq-c" } });
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
index 14f317b3..a46ac886 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<HwlabRuntime
   });
   return {
     HWPOD_NATIVE_SERVICE_STATE_DIR: native.stateDir,
+    HWPOD_HEALTH_TIMEOUT_MS: String(native.healthTimeoutMs),
     HWPOD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: native.publicExposure.publicBaseUrl,
     HWPOD_TEMPORAL_ADDRESS: native.temporal.address,
     HWPOD_TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE: native.temporal.namespace,
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ function hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<HwlabRuntime
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_URL: databaseUrl,
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_SCHEMA: native.specRegistry.database.schema,
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_TABLE: native.specRegistry.database.table,
+    HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: String(native.specRegistry.database.connectionTimeoutMs),
     HWPOD_BUILTIN_SPEC_DOCUMENTS_JSON: JSON.stringify(builtInSpecs),
     HWPOD_API_BIND_HOST: native.api.bindHost,
     HWPOD_API_PROBE_HOST: native.api.probeHost,
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
index 44118495..2ed870d4 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ export interface HwlabRuntimeNativeDevelopmentSpec {
   readonly hwpod?: {
     readonly publicExposure: HwlabRuntimeNativePublicExposureSpec;
     readonly stateDir: string;
+    readonly healthTimeoutMs: number;
     readonly runtimeApiUrl: string;
     readonly runtimeApiAuth: { readonly sourceRef: string; readonly sourceKey: string };
     readonly specRegistry: {
@@ -747,6 +748,7 @@ export interface HwlabRuntimeNativeDevelopmentSpec {
         readonly sourceKey: string;
         readonly schema: string;
         readonly table: string;
+        readonly connectionTimeoutMs: number;
       };
       readonly builtInConfigRefs: readonly string[];
     };
@@ -1647,6 +1649,7 @@ function nativeHwpodConfig(value: unknown, path: string): NonNullable<HwlabRunti
   return {
     publicExposure: nativePublicExposureConfig(raw.publicExposure, `${path}.publicExposure`),
     stateDir: relativeWorkspacePathField(stringField(raw, "stateDir", path), `${path}.stateDir`),
+    healthTimeoutMs: numberField(raw, "healthTimeoutMs", path),
     runtimeApiUrl: httpUrlField(raw, "runtimeApiUrl", path),
     runtimeApiAuth: {
       sourceRef: stringField(runtimeApiAuth, "sourceRef", `${path}.runtimeApiAuth`),
@@ -1658,6 +1661,7 @@ function nativeHwpodConfig(value: unknown, path: string): NonNullable<HwlabRunti
         sourceKey: stringField(database, "sourceKey", `${path}.specRegistry.database`),
         schema: postgresIdentifierField(database, "schema", `${path}.specRegistry.database`),
         table: postgresIdentifierField(database, "table", `${path}.specRegistry.database`),
+        connectionTimeoutMs: numberField(database, "connectionTimeoutMs", `${path}.specRegistry.database`),
       },
       builtInConfigRefs: stringArrayField(specRegistry, "builtInConfigRefs", `${path}.specRegistry`),
     },