diff --git a/pkg/tempdb/factory.go b/pkg/tempdb/factory.go
index 6311ae6..e65706a 100644
--- a/pkg/tempdb/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/tempdb/factory.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type (
 		metadataTable  string
 		logger         log.Logger
 		rootDatabase   string
+		dropTimeout    time.Duration
 	}
 
 	OnInstanceFactoryOpt func(*onInstanceFactoryOptions)
@@ -102,6 +103,13 @@ func WithRootDatabase(db string) OnInstanceFactoryOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithDropTimeout sets the timeout used when dropping database
+func WithDropTimeout(d time.Duration) OnInstanceFactoryOpt {
+	return func(opts *onInstanceFactoryOptions) {
+		opts.dropTimeout = d
+	}
+}
+
 type (
 	CreateConnPoolForDbFn func(ctx context.Context, dbName string) (*sql.DB, error)
 
@@ -129,6 +137,7 @@ func NewOnInstanceFactory(ctx context.Context, createConnPoolForDb CreateConnPoo
 		dbPrefix:       DefaultOnInstanceDbPrefix,
 		metadataSchema: DefaultOnInstanceMetadataSchema,
 		metadataTable:  DefaultOnInstanceMetadataTable,
+		dropTimeout:    DefaultStatementTimeout,
 		rootDatabase:   "postgres",
 		logger:         log.SimpleLogger(),
 	}
@@ -259,6 +268,10 @@ func (o *onInstanceFactory) dropTempDatabase(ctx context.Context, dbName string)
 	}
 	defer rootConn.Close()
 
+	if _, err := rootConn.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("SET SESSION statement_timeout = %d;", o.options.dropTimeout.Milliseconds())); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setting statement timeout: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	_, err = rootConn.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("DROP DATABASE %s;", dbName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("dropping temporary database: %w", err)