diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
index 0a1d24843..63b4db82b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ export const db = new DataSource({
 	database: config.db.db,
 	extra: {
 		statement_timeout: 1000 * 10,
+		//FIXME: remove this once the avatar/banner joins backend refactor is complete
+		options: '-c geqo=on -c geqo_threshold=12 -c from_collapse_limit=40 -c join_collapse_limit=40',
 		...config.db.extra,
 	},
 	synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV === "test",