diff --git a/make/harbor.yml.tmpl b/make/harbor.yml.tmpl
index 6ce719f3a..997e1edda 100644
--- a/make/harbor.yml.tmpl
+++ b/make/harbor.yml.tmpl
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ _version: 1.10.0
 #   chartmuseum_db_index: 3
 #   clair_db_index: 4
 #   trivy_db_index: 5
+#   idle_timeout_seconds: 30
 
 # Uncomment uaa for trusting the certificate of uaa instance that is hosted via self-signed cert.
 # uaa:
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/core/env.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/core/env.jinja
index c976fcfad..b863c0339 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/core/env.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/core/env.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_PATH=/etc/core/app.conf
 UAA_CA_ROOT=/etc/core/certificates/uaa_ca.pem
-_REDIS_URL={{redis_host}}:{{redis_port}},100,{{redis_password}}
+_REDIS_URL={{redis_host}}:{{redis_port}},100,{{redis_password}},0,{{redis_idle_timeout_seconds}}
 SYNC_QUOTA=true
 CHART_CACHE_DRIVER={{chart_cache_driver}}
 _REDIS_URL_REG={{redis_url_reg}}
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/utils/configs.py b/make/photon/prepare/utils/configs.py
index ee785a1bc..90e8d4fa9 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/utils/configs.py
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/utils/configs.py
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ def get_redis_configs(external_redis=None, with_clair=True, with_trivy=True):
         'chartmuseum_db_index': 3,
         'clair_db_index': 4,
         'trivy_db_index': 5,
+        'idle_timeout_seconds': 30,
     }
 
     # overwriting existing keys by external_redis
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ def get_redis_configs(external_redis=None, with_clair=True, with_trivy=True):
     configs['redis_db_index_reg'] = redis['registry_db_index']
     configs['redis_db_index_js'] = redis['jobservice_db_index']
     configs['redis_db_index_chart'] = redis['chartmuseum_db_index']
+    configs['redis_idle_timeout_seconds'] = redis['idle_timeout_seconds']
 
     configs['redis_url_js'] = get_redis_url(configs['redis_db_index_js'], redis)
     configs['redis_url_reg'] = get_redis_url(configs['redis_db_index_reg'], redis)