diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 6e8029f276a0dd08e3b6e0fa692fcdc7b54d120e..6ff4275884af76dadd27a2ae3c0cc2263f12d5e4 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ typedef pid_t process_id_t;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MONGOOSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-#define MONGOOSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 30
+#define MONGOOSE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 300
 #endif
 
 #ifdef NS_DISABLE_SOCKETPAIR