diff --git a/openbis/dist/server/service.properties b/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
index ae8166b5c2166437434f3f82dd6eb470c70a06d5..a8107147edbea5d16925a5925874f0058baa2676 100644
--- a/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
+++ b/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authentication-service = file-authentication-service
 
 # The time after which an inactive session is expired by the service (in minutes).
-session-timeout = 30
+session-timeout = 720
 
 # Authorization
 # Supported: 'no-authorization' and 'active-authorization'