diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20251028160921_delete-no-org-identities.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20251028160921_delete-no-org-identities.ts
index bf4692cf0..c38b62380 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20251028160921_delete-no-org-identities.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20251028160921_delete-no-org-identities.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 
 import { TableName } from "../schemas";
 
+const MIGRATION_TIMEOUT = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
+
 export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  const result = await knex.raw("SHOW statement_timeout");
+  const originalTimeout = result.rows[0].statement_timeout;
+
   await knex.transaction(async (tx) => {
-    const hasIdentityOrgCol = await tx.schema.hasColumn(TableName.Identity, "orgId");
-    if (hasIdentityOrgCol) {
-      await tx(TableName.Identity).whereNull("orgId").delete();
-      await tx.schema.alterTable(TableName.Identity, (t) => {
-        t.uuid("orgId").notNullable().alter();
-      });
+    try {
+      await tx.raw(`SET statement_timeout = ${MIGRATION_TIMEOUT}`);
+      const hasIdentityOrgCol = await tx.schema.hasColumn(TableName.Identity, "orgId");
+      if (hasIdentityOrgCol) {
+        await tx(TableName.Identity).whereNull("orgId").delete();
+        await tx.schema.alterTable(TableName.Identity, (t) => {
+          t.uuid("orgId").notNullable().alter();
+        });
+      }
+    } finally {
+      await knex.raw(`SET statement_timeout = '${originalTimeout}'`);
     }
   });
 }