diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-yggdrasil/yggconn/node.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-yggdrasil/yggconn/node.go
index 7ef744172..da184fd5b 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-yggdrasil/yggconn/node.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-yggdrasil/yggconn/node.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func Setup(instanceName, instancePeer, storageDirectory string) (*Node, error) {
 		MaxIncomingStreams:    0,
 		MaxIncomingUniStreams: 0,
 		KeepAlive:             true,
-		MaxIdleTimeout:        time.Second * 120,
+		MaxIdleTimeout:        time.Second * 900,
 		HandshakeTimeout:      time.Second * 30,
 	}