diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/crypto/TransientSessionKeyManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/crypto/TransientSessionKeyManager.java
index f62ba8e773..f9b12b8048 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/crypto/TransientSessionKeyManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/crypto/TransientSessionKeyManager.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class TransientSessionKeyManager extends SessionKeyManager {
      *
      * This is also the max idle time for an outbound session.
      */
-    private final static long SESSION_LIFETIME_MAX_MS = SESSION_TAG_DURATION_MS + 3 * 60 * 1000;
+    private final static long SESSION_LIFETIME_MAX_MS = SESSION_TAG_DURATION_MS + 2 * 60 * 1000;
 
     /**
      * Time to send more if we are this close to expiration