diff --git a/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh b/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
index 7746614..b979b2b 100755
--- a/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
+++ b/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
@@ -11,26 +11,26 @@ source ./config/analyzer.conf
 DATABASE=${DATABASE:-"./var/db.sqlite"}
 
 get_location_id() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "SELECT location_id FROM location WHERE latitude=$1 AND longitude=$2"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "SELECT location_id FROM location WHERE latitude=$1 AND longitude=$2"
 }
 
 get_taxon_id() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "SELECT taxon_id FROM taxon WHERE scientific_name='$1'"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "SELECT taxon_id FROM taxon WHERE scientific_name='$1'"
 }
 
 insert_taxon() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "INSERT INTO taxon (scientific_name, common_name) VALUES ('$1', '$2')"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "INSERT INTO taxon (scientific_name, common_name) VALUES (\"$1\", \"$2\")"
 }
 
 insert_location() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "INSERT INTO location (latitude, longitude) VALUES ($1, $2)"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "INSERT INTO location (latitude, longitude) VALUES ($1, $2)"
 }
 
 insert_observation() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "INSERT INTO observation (audio_file, start, end, taxon_id, location_id, confidence, date) VALUES ('$1', '$2', '$3', '$4', '$5', '$6', '$7')"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "INSERT INTO observation (audio_file, start, end, taxon_id, location_id, confidence, date) VALUES ('$1', '$2', '$3', '$4', '$5', '$6', '$7')"
 }
 
 # Check if the observation already exists in the database
 observation_exists() {
-    sqlite3 $DATABASE "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT observation_id FROM observation WHERE audio_file='$1' AND start='$2' AND end='$3' AND taxon_id='$4' AND location_id='$5')"
+    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT observation_id FROM observation WHERE audio_file='$1' AND start='$2' AND end='$3' AND taxon_id='$4' AND location_id='$5')"
 }
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