diff --git a/apps/api/src/config/env.validators.ts b/apps/api/src/config/env.validators.ts
index c69013e775a5..c85c1028c440 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/config/env.validators.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/config/env.validators.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const envValidators = {
   MONGO_URL: str(),
   MONGO_MIN_POOL_SIZE: num({ default: 10 }),
   MONGO_MAX_POOL_SIZE: num({ default: 500 }),
+  MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS: num({ default: 1000 * 30 }),
   NOVU_API_KEY: str({ default: '' }),
   STORE_ENCRYPTION_KEY: str(),
   NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME: str({ default: '' }),
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/config/env.validators.ts b/apps/worker/src/config/env.validators.ts
index 100ff2b31cef..2c288648131a 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/config/env.validators.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/config/env.validators.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const envValidators = {
   MONGO_URL: str(),
   MONGO_MIN_POOL_SIZE: num({ default: 10 }),
   MONGO_MAX_POOL_SIZE: num({ default: 500 }),
+  MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS: num({ default: 1000 * 30 }),
   SEGMENT_TOKEN: str({ default: undefined }),
   LAUNCH_DARKLY_SDK_KEY: str({ default: undefined }),
   STRIPE_API_KEY: str({ default: undefined }),
diff --git a/libs/dal/src/dal.service.ts b/libs/dal/src/dal.service.ts
index 2a741aca0ab6..ed1c5bfd6e0d 100644
--- a/libs/dal/src/dal.service.ts
+++ b/libs/dal/src/dal.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import mongoose, { Connection, ConnectOptions } from 'mongoose';
 export const baseConfig: ConnectOptions = {
   // AUTO_CREATE_INDEXES is deprecated, use MONGO_AUTO_CREATE_INDEXES
   autoIndex: process.env.AUTO_CREATE_INDEXES === 'true' || process.env.MONGO_AUTO_CREATE_INDEXES === 'true',
-  maxIdleTimeMS: process.env.MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS ? Number(process.env.MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS) : 1000 * 60,
+  maxIdleTimeMS: process.env.MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS ? Number(process.env.MONGO_MAX_IDLE_TIME_IN_MS) : 1000 * 30,
   maxPoolSize: process.env.MONGO_MAX_POOL_SIZE ? Number(process.env.MONGO_MAX_POOL_SIZE) : 50,
   minPoolSize: process.env.MONGO_MIN_POOL_SIZE ? Number(process.env.MONGO_MIN_POOL_SIZE) : 10,
 };