diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/bodhi-app.conf b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/bodhi-app.conf
index c21caa29ec..0fbeb2b659 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/bodhi-app.conf
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/bodhi-app.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Alias /static /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/bodhi/static/
 </filesmatch>
 
 
-WSGIDaemonProcess bodhi user=bodhi group=bodhi display-name=bodhi processes={{wsgi_procs}} threads={{wsgi_threads}}
+WSGIDaemonProcess bodhi user=bodhi group=bodhi display-name=bodhi processes={{wsgi_procs}} threads={{wsgi_threads}} inactivity-timeout=300
 WSGISocketPrefix run/wsgi
 WSGIRestrictStdout On
 WSGIRestrictSignal Off