diff --git a/config/initializers/connection_fix.rb b/config/initializers/connection_fix.rb
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+module ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters
+  class MysqlAdapter
+    alias_method :execute_without_retry, :execute
+
+    def execute(*args)
+      execute_without_retry(*args)
+    rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
+      if e.message =~ /server has gone away/i
+        warn "Server timed out, retrying"
+        reconnect!
+        retry
+      else
+        raise e
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end