diff --git a/redash/query_runner/mysql.py b/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
index 903f4787..c1ae2629 100644
--- a/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
+++ b/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class Mysql(BaseSQLQueryRunner):
                                          db=self.configuration['db'],
                                          port=self.configuration.get('port', 3306),
                                          charset='utf8', use_unicode=True,
-                                         ssl=self._get_ssl_parameters())
+                                         ssl=self._get_ssl_parameters(),
+                                         connect_timeout=60)
             cursor = connection.cursor()
             logger.debug("MySQL running query: %s", query)
             cursor.execute(query)