diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncUpgradeErrors.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncUpgradeErrors.ts
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+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/version-upgrader/ncUpgradeErrors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export function throwTimeoutError(e, timeoutErrorInfo) {
+  if (e.code === 'ETIMEDOUT') {
+    let db = '';
+    if (timeoutErrorInfo.connection.filename) {
+      // for sqlite
+      db = timeoutErrorInfo.connection.filename;
+    } else if (
+      timeoutErrorInfo.connection.database &&
+      timeoutErrorInfo.connection.host &&
+      timeoutErrorInfo.connection.port
+    ) {
+      db = `${timeoutErrorInfo.connection.database} (${timeoutErrorInfo.connection.host}:${timeoutErrorInfo.connection.port})`;
+    }
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to connect the database ${db} for Project ${timeoutErrorInfo.projectTitle}.
+       Please fix the connection issue or remove the project before trying to upgrade.`
+    );
+  }
+}