diff --git a/config/initializers/paperclip.rb b/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
index 5a2b34d623..2ad68019ba 100644
--- a/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if ENV['S3_ENABLED'] == 'true'
       signature_version: ENV.fetch('S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION') { 'v4' },
       http_open_timeout: ENV.fetch('S3_OPEN_TIMEOUT') { '20' }.to_i,
       http_read_timeout: ENV.fetch('S3_READ_TIMEOUT') { '20' }.to_i,
-      http_idle_timeout: 20,
+      http_idle_timeout: 5,
       retry_limit: ENV.fetch('S3_RETRY_LIMIT') { '1' }.to_i,
     }
   )