diff --git a/dataset_download/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datasetdownload/DatasetDownloadServletTest.java b/dataset_download/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datasetdownload/DatasetDownloadServletTest.java
index e2a69c347854566ce2e39811b489236885d61c11..9eae4575f346aa36cbcb8aa4662158077ce0cf9f 100644
--- a/dataset_download/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datasetdownload/DatasetDownloadServletTest.java
+++ b/dataset_download/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datasetdownload/DatasetDownloadServletTest.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public class DatasetDownloadServletTest
                     one(request).getSession(true);
                     will(returnValue(httpSession));
                     
+                    one(httpSession).setMaxInactiveInterval(120);
                     one(httpSession).setAttribute(DatasetDownloadServlet.DATA_SET_KEY, externalData);
                     one(httpSession).setAttribute(DatasetDownloadServlet.DATA_SET_ROOT_DIR_KEY, EXAMPLE_DATA_SET_FOLDER);
                     
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ public class DatasetDownloadServletTest
         properties.setProperty(ConfigParameters.SERVER_URL_KEY, "http://localhost");
         properties.setProperty(ConfigParameters.USERNAME_KEY, "demo");
         properties.setProperty(ConfigParameters.PASSWORD_KEY, "pwd");
+        properties.setProperty(ConfigParameters.SESSION_TIMEOUT_KEY, "2");
         ConfigParameters configParameters = new ConfigParameters(properties);
         return new DatasetDownloadServlet(new ApplicationContext(dataSetService, configParameters));
     }