diff --git a/features/attributes/backend-api/src/app.module.ts b/features/attributes/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
index 98c5f00d8..03e006e81 100755
--- a/features/attributes/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/features/attributes/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ import { FilterSemanticOverride } from './entities/filter-semantic-override.enti
         return {
           type: 'postgres',
           host: 'localhost',
-          port: 25432,
+          port: parseInt(config.get('DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT', '25432'), 10),
           username: config.get('DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER', 'lilith'),
           password: config.get('DATABASE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD', 'lilith'),
           database: config.get('DATABASE_POSTGRES_NAME', 'lilith'),
           autoLoadEntities: true,
           synchronize: config.get('NODE_ENV') !== 'production',
           logging: config.get('NODE_ENV') !== 'production',
+          retryAttempts: 10,
+          retryDelay: 2000,
         }
       },
     }),