diff --git a/hosting/couchdb/couch/local.ini b/hosting/couchdb/couch/local.ini
index 266c0d4b60..34e74dd72a 100644
--- a/hosting/couchdb/couch/local.ini
+++ b/hosting/couchdb/couch/local.ini
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 [couchdb]
 database_dir = DATA_DIR/couch/dbs
 view_index_dir = DATA_DIR/couch/views
+
+[chttpd_auth]
+timeout = 7200 ; 2 hours in seconds