diff --git a/pgconn/config.go b/pgconn/config.go
index 3cd5d8773..5f448a3ea 100644
--- a/pgconn/config.go
+++ b/pgconn/config.go
@@ -294,7 +294,10 @@ func ParseConfigWithOptions(connString string, options ParseConfigOptions) (*Con
 			return pgproto3.NewFrontend(r, w)
 		},
 		BuildContextWatcherHandler: func(pgConn *PgConn) ctxwatch.Handler {
-			return &DeadlineContextWatcherHandler{Conn: pgConn.conn}
+			return &DeadlineContextWatcherHandler{
+				Conn:          pgConn.conn,
+				DeadlineDelay: 50 * time.Millisecond,
+			}
 		},
 		OnPgError: func(_ *PgConn, pgErr *PgError) bool {
 			// we want to automatically close any fatal errors