diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
index 9f0dc6d..18265e4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ spring.jpa.show-sql=false
 spring.sql.init.continue-on-error=true
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 
+spring.datasource.hikari.max-lifetime=240000
+
 # URL to the GraphQL endpoint of the content service. The skilllevel service uses this to fetch information
 # about assignments it needs to calculate the users' skill levels
 content_service.url=http://app-content:4001/graphql