diff --git a/server/config/config.go b/server/config/config.go
index d815dcc465bdfaa6e0529863cdd6b5d3773a432f..c269c63355ab32780e9a57d8eb46c006d4ba984b 100644
--- a/server/config/config.go
+++ b/server/config/config.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			KeyPath:       filepath.Join("ssh", "soft_serve_host_ed25519"),
 			ClientKeyPath: filepath.Join("ssh", "soft_serve_client_ed25519"),
 			MaxTimeout:    0,
-			IdleTimeout:   0,
+			IdleTimeout:   10 * 60, // 10 minutes
 		},
 		Git: GitConfig{
 			ListenAddr:     ":9418",