diff --git a/web/config/environments/development.rb b/web/config/environments/development.rb
index cbc4b11b9..10b03e52e 100644
--- a/web/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/web/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -54,4 +54,8 @@ SampleApp::Application.configure do
 
   # it's nice to have even admin accounts (which all the default ones are) generate GA data for testing
   config.ga_suppress_admin = false
+
+  config.websocket_gateway_connect_time_stale = 16
+  config.websocket_gateway_connect_time_expire = 26
+
 end