diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 1fe2b4e3..1c142ffd 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ database_table_from_file() {
   # Store domains in database table specified by ${table}
   # Use printf as .mode and .import need to be on separate lines
   # see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/445615/83260
-  output=$( { printf ".mode csv\\n.import \"%s\" %s\\n" "${inputfile}" "${table}" | sqlite3 "${gravityDBfile}"; } 2>&1 )
+  output=$( { printf ".timeout 10000\\n.mode csv\\n.import \"%s\" %s\\n" "${inputfile}" "${table}" | sqlite3 "${gravityDBfile}"; } 2>&1 )
   status="$?"
 
   if [[ "${status}" -ne 0 ]]; then