diff --git a/app-staging.yaml b/app-staging.yaml
index d17502c..084decd 100644
--- a/app-staging.yaml
+++ b/app-staging.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ env: standard
 instance_class: B4
 basic_scaling:
   max_instances: 1
+  idle_timeout: 5m
 env_variables:
   NODE_ENV: 'staging'
   DEBUG: 1