diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/OpenBisSessionManager.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/OpenBisSessionManager.java
index 5934df568036cf9b0dd5edb32385a2bf2bfe26f3..f438b240cc58b2b020bb1152eef1d7576a8b15b8 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/OpenBisSessionManager.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/OpenBisSessionManager.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class OpenBisSessionManager extends DefaultSessionManager<Session> implem
 
     public void setMaxNumberOfSessionsPerUser(String number)
     {
-        maxNumberOfSessionsPerUser = parseAsIntOrReturnDefaultValue(number, 1);
+        maxNumberOfSessionsPerUser = parseAsIntOrReturnDefaultValue(number, 5);
     }
 
     public void setUsersWithUnrestrictedNumberOfSessions(String users)
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/server/service.properties b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/server/service.properties
index 398c4d52d61fde0a7fba9e977d83fbe7c983f575..f6b8ac701f67b12afb57672c45d38dc145819533 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/server/service.properties
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/server/service.properties
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ session-timeout = 720
 # Session time (in minutes) in case of presents of file etc/nologin.html. Should be < 30. 
 #session-timeout-no-login = 10
 
-# Maximum number of sessions allowed per user. Zero means unlimited number of sessions. Default value is 1.
-# max-number-of-sessions-per-user = 1
+# Maximum number of sessions allowed per user. Zero means unlimited number of sessions. Default value is 5.
+# max-number-of-sessions-per-user = 5
 
 # Comma separated list of users allowed to have unlimited number of sessions. Default: Empty list.
 # Note: The DSS (user 'etlserver' by default, see property 'username' of DSS service.properties)