diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
index 754c829..af99621 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class ASLSession{
 				timeoutMins = 30;
 			}
 			else{
-				timeoutMins = Integer.parseInt(timeoutString);
+				timeoutMins = Integer.parseInt(timeoutString) + 5;
 			}
 		} 
 		catch (Exception e) { //case tomcat properties file could not be found