diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1bad765a58..6cd0812937 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -183,23 +183,23 @@ services:
       temporal-admin-tools:
         condition: service_healthy
 
-  peerdb:
-    container_name: peerdb-server
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: stacks/peerdb-server.Dockerfile
-    environment:
-      <<: *catalog-config
-      PEERDB_LOG_DIR: /var/log/peerdb
-      PEERDB_PASSWORD: peerdb
-      PEERDB_FLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS: grpc://flow_api:8112
-      RUST_LOG: info
-      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-    ports:
-      - 9900:9900
-    depends_on:
-      catalog:
-        condition: service_healthy
+  # peerdb:
+  #   container_name: peerdb-server
+  #   build:
+  #     context: .
+  #     dockerfile: stacks/peerdb-server.Dockerfile
+  #   environment:
+  #     <<: *catalog-config
+  #     PEERDB_LOG_DIR: /var/log/peerdb
+  #     PEERDB_PASSWORD: peerdb
+  #     PEERDB_FLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS: grpc://flow_api:8112
+  #     RUST_LOG: info
+  #     RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+  #   ports:
+  #     - 9900:9900
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     catalog:
+  #       condition: service_healthy
 
   peerdb-prometheus:
     container_name: peerdb-prometheus
diff --git a/flow/activities/flowable.go b/flow/activities/flowable.go
index 832274fd7f..3342e2d008 100644
--- a/flow/activities/flowable.go
+++ b/flow/activities/flowable.go
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ func (a *FlowableActivity) StartFlow(ctx context.Context,
 		tblNameMapping[v.SourceTableIdentifier] = v.DestinationTableIdentifier
 	}
 
+	idleTimeout := utils.GetEnvInt("PEERDB_CDC_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 10)
+
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	recordsWithTableSchemaDelta, err := srcConn.PullRecords(&model.PullRecordsRequest{
 		FlowJobName:                 input.FlowConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ func (a *FlowableActivity) StartFlow(ctx context.Context,
 		TableNameMapping:            tblNameMapping,
 		LastSyncState:               input.LastSyncState,
 		MaxBatchSize:                uint32(input.SyncFlowOptions.BatchSize),
-		IdleTimeout:                 10 * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:                 time.Duration(idleTimeout) * time.Second,
 		TableNameSchemaMapping:      input.FlowConnectionConfigs.TableNameSchemaMapping,
 		OverridePublicationName:     input.FlowConnectionConfigs.PublicationName,
 		OverrideReplicationSlotName: input.FlowConnectionConfigs.ReplicationSlotName,
diff --git a/flow/connectors/utils/env.go b/flow/connectors/utils/env.go
index d3c1acfff5..2911e3d8ef 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/utils/env.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/utils/env.go
@@ -28,3 +28,20 @@ func GetEnvBool(name string, defaultValue bool) bool {
 
 	return b
 }
+
+// GetEnvInt returns the value of the environment variable with the given name
+// or defaultValue if the environment variable is not set or is not a valid
+// integer value.
+func GetEnvInt(name string, defaultValue int) int {
+	val, ok := GetEnv(name)
+	if !ok {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+
+	return i
+}