diff --git a/telepresence-values.yaml b/telepresence-values.yaml
index d792b050bf9b0e3c53d93ccc9acd544194c00dc4..1b365b97005129ad0f62cec09df5f9554b694e93 100644
--- a/telepresence-values.yaml
+++ b/telepresence-values.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 client:
+  # The time that the traffic-manager will retain a client connection without
+  # any sign of life from the workstation.
+  connectionTTL: 5m
   routing:
     allowConflictingSubnets:
     - "10.42.0.0/16"