diff --git a/wcs_olap/feeder.py b/wcs_olap/feeder.py
index ab29bd5..ee40960 100644
--- a/wcs_olap/feeder.py
+++ b/wcs_olap/feeder.py
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ class WcsOlapFeeder(object):
         self.ex('COMMENT ON TABLE {generic_evolution_table} IS %s', vars=('evolution générique',))
 
     def feed(self):
+        self.ex("SET deadlock_timeout = '10s'")
         try:
             if self.do_feed:
                 self.do_schema()