diff --git a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/ISQLDriver.h b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/ISQLDriver.h
index f0cb6a15..78b25dca 100644
--- a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/ISQLDriver.h
+++ b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/ISQLDriver.h
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ namespace SourceMod
 
 	struct DatabaseInfo
 	{
+		DatabaseInfo() : max_timeout(0) { };
 		const char *host;
 		const char *database;
 		const char *user;
 		const char *pass;
 		unsigned int port;
+		unsigned int max_timeout;
 	};
 
 	class ISQLDriver
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		virtual ~ISQLDriver() { };
 	public:
 		virtual IDatabase *Connect(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength) =0;
+		//Supports the timeout clause
+		virtual IDatabase *Connect2(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength) =0;
 		virtual const char *NameString() =0;
 		virtual bool IsCompatDriver(const char *namestring) =0;
 	};
diff --git a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.cpp b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.cpp
index b49447ba..0ba5088b 100644
--- a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.cpp
+++ b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ int busy_handler(void *unused1, int unused2)
 
 	return 1;
 }
+IDatabase *SqliteDriver::Connect2(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength)
+{
+	return Connect(info, errcode, error, maxlength);
+}
 
 IDatabase *SqliteDriver::Connect(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.h b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.h
index 7ee2e786..b23d06e4 100644
--- a/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.h
+++ b/dlls/sqlite/sqlitepp/SqliteDriver.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace SourceMod
 	{
 	public:
 		IDatabase *Connect(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength);
+		IDatabase *Connect2(DatabaseInfo *info, int *errcode, char *error, size_t maxlength);
 		const char *NameString();
 		bool IsCompatDriver(const char *namestr);
 	};