diff --git a/openbis/dist/server/jetty.xml b/openbis/dist/server/jetty.xml
index 28281b125e1bf3a3f352de642ff8aa2d8f3c4fb1..21f54a0b1815e67470fa04c50164450ace1df47a 100644
--- a/openbis/dist/server/jetty.xml
+++ b/openbis/dist/server/jetty.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
           <!-- 
           <New class="org.eclipse.jetty.server.nio.SelectChannelConnector">
              <Set name="Port">8080</Set>
-             <Set name="maxIdleTime">120000</Set>
+             <Set name="maxIdleTime">300000</Set>
              <Set name="Acceptors">2</Set>
              <Set name="AcceptQueueSize">100</Set>
           </New>