diff --git a/assets/config/opensrp.properties b/assets/config/opensrp.properties
index 64f918b..5c517b8 100644
--- a/assets/config/opensrp.properties
+++ b/assets/config/opensrp.properties
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ redis.host=localhost
 redis.port=6379
 redis.password=RedI$P@S5
 redis.pool.max.connections=25
+#time to live in seconds for redis cache entries
+redis.ttl=1800
 
 #Team module settings
 use.opensrp.team.module=false