diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/config/settings.yml b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/config/settings.yml
index f4b442ddde5a259005920b7f0a68d409df44ad38..9353ec60d73b4c8c0e3e3dcb28d06161a2c086c7 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/config/settings.yml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/config/settings.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
     autoShareWebcam: false
     skipVideoPreview: false
   pingPong:
-    clearUsersInSeconds: 30
+    clearUsersInSeconds: 180
     pongTimeInSeconds: 15
   allowOutsideCommands:
     toggleRecording: false