diff --git a/internal/postgresConfig/update/update.go b/internal/postgresConfig/update/update.go
index 4d7e42087..7ff642307 100644
--- a/internal/postgresConfig/update/update.go
+++ b/internal/postgresConfig/update/update.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, projectRef string, values []string, replaceOverrid
 		}
 		// statement_timeout and wal_sender_timeout must be typed as string
 		for k, v := range finalOverrides {
-			if _, ok := v.(string); strings.HasSuffix(k, "_timeout") && !ok {
+			if _, ok := v.(string); strings.HasSuffix(k, "statement_timeout") || strings.HasSuffix(k, "wal_sender_timeout") && !ok {
 				finalOverrides[k] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
 			}
 		}