diff --git a/assessment-service/src/main/resources/application.yml b/assessment-service/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 7058847..1ed007e 100644
--- a/assessment-service/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/assessment-service/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ spring:
     driver-class-name: oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
     username: ${CAAB_DATASOURCE_USERNAME}
     password: ${CAAB_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD}
-
+    hikari:
+      maxLifeTime: 300000 # 5 minutes
   jpa:
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect
     hibernate: