diff --git a/resources/lib/kodi_db/__init__.py b/resources/lib/kodi_db/__init__.py
index 2623f156..dc75e4c1 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodi_db/__init__.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodi_db/__init__.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def wipe_dbs(music=True):
     if music:
         kinds.append(v.DB_MUSIC_PATH)
     for path in kinds:
-        conn = connect(path, timeout=5.0)
+        conn = connect(path, timeout=30.0)
         cursor = conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table'")
         tables = cursor.fetchall()