diff --git a/lncfg/cluster.go b/lncfg/cluster.go
index 8b3b14f5f..e9e871a36 100644
--- a/lncfg/cluster.go
+++ b/lncfg/cluster.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func DefaultCluster() *Cluster {
 	return &Cluster{
 		LeaderElector:      cluster.EtcdLeaderElector,
 		EtcdElectionPrefix: DefaultEtcdElectionPrefix,
-		LeaderSessionTTL:   60,
+		LeaderSessionTTL:   90,
 		ID:                 hostname,
 	}
 }