diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index d365fc66..212d9cdd 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS"){ 5 }.to_i * 4 %>
   timeout: 5000
+  connect_timeout: 5
   variables:
-    statement_timeout: 5000
+    statement_timeout: 5000 # ms
 
 development:
   <<: *default
diff --git a/lib/tasks/boot.rake b/lib/tasks/boot.rake
index 2ef2693f..0a3dadc1 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/boot.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/boot.rake
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 namespace :boot do
   desc "Return failure in case database is not ready"
   task db: :environment do
+    spec = ApplicationRecord.connection_config
+    url = URI::Generic.build(scheme: spec[:adapter], host: spec[:host], path: "/#{spec[:database]}", port: spec[:port])
     begin
       ApplicationRecord.retrieve_connection
+      puts "connected to #{url}"
     rescue => error
-      warn error
+      warn "failed to connect to: #{url}", error
       exit ApplicationRecord.connected?
     end
   end