diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 082623cb..358a0ed2 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -326,4 +326,9 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
   config :towerops,
     cloudflare_zone_id: System.get_env("CLOUDFLARE_ZONE_ID"),
     cloudflare_api_token: System.get_env("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN")
+
+  # Disable automatic timezone database updates in production
+  # Timezone data is updated through dependency updates instead
+  # This prevents crashes when network timeouts occur during automatic updates
+  config :tzdata, :autoupdate, :disabled
 end