diff --git a/manifests/hermione-deployment.yaml b/manifests/hermione-deployment.yaml
index 9ae12c5..5eab9b8 100644
--- a/manifests/hermione-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/hermione-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: hermione
           image: olympusreg.azurecr.io/hermione:a843dee4
+          env:
+            name: DEFAULT_CONNECTION_IDLE_TIMEOUT
+            value: 300
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: olympus-db-shared-cfg