diff --git a/runpod/cli/__init__.py b/runpod/cli/__init__.py
index bfaba92e..d82cc697 100644
--- a/runpod/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/runpod/cli/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090", "NVIDIA RTX A6000"
 ]
 ENV_VARS = {
+    "POD_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT": "60",
     "RUNPOD_DEBUG_LEVEL": "debug",
     "UVICORN_LOG_LEVEL": "warning"
 }