diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/db.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/db.test.ts
index ec872c51f..73f395e39 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/db.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/db.test.ts
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ describe("getStatementTimeoutMs", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("defaults to 15000ms when the env var is unset", () => {
-    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(15_000);
+  it("defaults to 60000ms when the env var is unset", () => {
+    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(60_000);
   });
 
   it("honours a positive override", () => {
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ describe("getStatementTimeoutMs", () => {
 
   it("falls back to the default on a malformed or negative value", () => {
     process.env.DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS = "not-a-number";
-    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(15_000);
+    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(60_000);
     process.env.DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS = "-5";
-    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(15_000);
+    expect(getStatementTimeoutMs()).toBe(60_000);
   });
 });
 
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ describe("buildSessionOptions", () => {
   it("emits both session timeouts as libpq startup options by default", () => {
     delete process.env.DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS;
     const opts = buildSessionOptions();
-    expect(opts).toContain("-c statement_timeout=15000");
-    expect(opts).toContain("-c idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=15000");
+    expect(opts).toContain("-c statement_timeout=60000");
+    expect(opts).toContain("-c idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=60000");
   });
 
   it("returns undefined (no options) when the timeout is disabled", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 01ab1607f..0c3b8472f 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ export function getPoolMax(): number {
  * pooled session inherits them.
  *
  * Env-overridable via `DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS`. Set to `0` to disable
- * (legacy unbounded behaviour). Default 15 s — generous for the rollup-backed
- * read paths while still bounding a runaway query well before it can starve the
- * pool. Heavy admin one-shots (drain/backfill) run on the worker, not the web
- * pool, and can dial their own timeout if needed.
+ * (legacy unbounded behaviour). Default 60 s — bounds a genuinely runaway query
+ * (the A-1 goal: never hold a pool slot forever) while leaving ample headroom
+ * for the heaviest legitimate read, the live-aggregate analytics fallback on a
+ * coverage miss over a large account, which can run well past 15 s. Heavy admin
+ * one-shots (drain/backfill) can still dial their own timeout if needed.
  */
 export function getStatementTimeoutMs(): number {
   const raw = process.env.DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export function getStatementTimeoutMs(): number {
     const parsed = Number.parseInt(raw, 10);
     if (Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed >= 0) return parsed;
   }
-  return 15_000;
+  return 60_000;
 }
 
 /**