diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 147f72b877..b95f376eae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ hasura.planx.uk/.env.test
 /playwright-report/
 /playwright/.cache/
 api.planx.uk/tmp/
+.python-version
+__pycache__
 
 # Ignore certificate files
 **/*.chain
diff --git a/infrastructure/application/services/hasura.ts b/infrastructure/application/services/hasura.ts
index eef540216d..c4b3f63028 100644
--- a/infrastructure/application/services/hasura.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/application/services/hasura.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export const createHasuraService = async ({
               name: "HASURA_GRAPHQL_DATABASE_URL",
               value: dbRootUrl,
             },
+            { name: "HASURA_GRAPHQL_MIGRATIONS_SERVER_TIMEOUT", value: "300" },
             {
               name: "HASURA_PLANX_API_URL",
               value: `https://api.${DOMAIN}`,