diff --git a/cassandane.ini b/cassandane.ini
index cdab066..60e6112 100644
--- a/cassandane.ini
+++ b/cassandane.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ quota = cyr_quota
 [config]
 altnamespace = no
 unixhierarchysep = no
+client_timeout = 60
 
 #[caldavtalk]
 #basedir = CASSDIR/cassandane/testdata