diff --git a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
index 2a17aa562..c16415787 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
+++ b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ if use_redis:
         'host': '127.0.0.1',
         'post': 6379,
         'db': 0,
-        "prefix": "session"
+        'prefix': 'session',
+        'socket_timeout': 2
     }