diff --git a/lib/sphinx/integration/mysql/connection_pool.rb b/lib/sphinx/integration/mysql/connection_pool.rb
index 13f66da..d073555 100644
--- a/lib/sphinx/integration/mysql/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/lib/sphinx/integration/mysql/connection_pool.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ def self.slave_connection(agent_name)
     options = {
       :host => address_prepared(agent[:address]),
       :port  => port_prepared(agent[:mysql41]),
-      :reconnect => true
+      :reconnect => true,
+      :read_timeout => 1, # очень хочется 300мс, но к сожалению можно только в секундах :(
+      :connect_timeout => 1
     }
 
     Sphinx::Integration::Mysql::Connection.new options[:host], options[:port], options