diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 898f80e..d16c98a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@
 		$client_flags = ($this->compress === TRUE) ? MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS : 0;
 		$mysqli = mysqli_init();
 
+		$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 10);
+		$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT, 5);
+		$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_RECONNECT, 1);
+
 		if ($this->stricton)
 		{
 			$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET SESSION sql_mode="STRICT_ALL_TABLES"');