diff --git a/base/leaky_datastore.go b/base/leaky_datastore.go
index fbc7732f6f..0ab95e603b 100644
--- a/base/leaky_datastore.go
+++ b/base/leaky_datastore.go
@@ -153,7 +153,13 @@ func (lds *LeakyDataStore) Update(k string, exp uint32, callback sgbucket.Update
 			lds.config.UpdateCallback(k)
 			return updated, expiry, isDelete, err
 		}
-		return lds.dataStore.Update(k, exp, wrapperCallback)
+		casOut, err = lds.dataStore.Update(k, exp, wrapperCallback)
+		for _, errorKey := range lds.config.ForceTimeoutErrorOnUpdateKeys {
+			if k == errorKey {
+				return 0, ErrTimeout
+			}
+		}
+		return casOut, err
 	}
 
 	casOut, err = lds.dataStore.Update(k, exp, callback)
diff --git a/db/crud_test.go b/db/crud_test.go
index e1114a6b44..5d8e2c6930 100644
--- a/db/crud_test.go
+++ b/db/crud_test.go
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ func TestAssignSequenceReleaseLoop(t *testing.T) {
 //   - Assert we don;t release a sequence for it + we hav eit in changes
 //   - Write new doc with conflict error
 //   - Assert we release a sequence for this
-func TestReleaseSequenceOnDocWrite(t *testing.T) {
+func TestReleaseSequenceOnDocWriteFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	defer SuspendSequenceBatching()()
 	base.SetUpTestLogging(t, base.LevelDebug, base.KeyAll)