diff --git a/tests/assets/default.conf b/tests/assets/default.conf
index ad98b79a4..e089880ec 100644
--- a/tests/assets/default.conf
+++ b/tests/assets/default.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ port 6379
 # unixsocket /tmp/redis.sock
 
 # Close the connection after a client is idle for N seconds (0 to disable)
-timeout 300
+timeout 0
 
 # Set server verbosity to 'debug'
 # it can be one of: