diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index ad6f1b54ce..38aea794e0 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultMMDBFilename = "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb"
 
 	ServerMaxIdleTimeoutSec     = 60
-	DefaultClientIdleTimeoutSec = 20
+	DefaultClientIdleTimeoutSec = 5
 
 	DefaultClientHopIntervalSec = 10
 )