diff --git a/cluster.js b/cluster.js
index 3d426735..d5501d17 100755
--- a/cluster.js
+++ b/cluster.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var cluster = new Cluster({
   host: global.environment.host,
   monPort: global.environment.port+1,
   monHost: global.environment.host,
-  timeout: 600000,
+  timeout: global.environment.socket_timeout,
   noWorkers: 1 
 });
 
diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index 45fe267a..99871000 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var config = {
      environment: 'development'
     ,port: 8181
     ,host: '127.0.0.1'
+    // idle socket timeout, in miliseconds 
+    ,socket_timeout: 600000
     ,enable_cors: true
     ,cache_enabled: false
     ,log_format: '[:date] :req[X-Real-IP] \033[90m:method\033[0m \033[36m:req[Host]:url\033[0m \033[90m:status :response-time ms -> :res[Content-Type]\033[0m'
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index 8a906834..5477b528 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var config = {
     environment: 'production'
     ,port: 8181
     ,host: '127.0.0.1'
+    // idle socket timeout, in miliseconds
+    ,socket_timeout: 600000 
     ,enable_cors: true
     ,cache_enabled: true
     ,log_format: '[:date] :req[X-Real-IP] \033[90m:method\033[0m \033[36m:req[Host]:url\033[0m \033[90m:status :response-time ms -> :res[Content-Type]\033[0m'
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index 4cf03104..7904f0d4 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var config = {
     environment: 'production'
     ,port: 8181
     ,host: '127.0.0.1'
+    // idle socket timeout, in miliseconds
+    ,socket_timeout: 600000 
     ,enable_cors: true
     ,cache_enabled: true
     ,log_format: '[:date] :req[X-Real-IP] \033[90m:method\033[0m \033[36m:req[Host]:url\033[0m \033[90m:status :response-time ms -> :res[Content-Type]\033[0m'
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index 91c8492c..75fa12fd 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var config = {
      environment: 'test'
     ,port: 8888
     ,host: '127.0.0.1'
+    // idle socket timeout, in miliseconds
+    ,socket_timeout: 600000 
     ,enable_cors: true
     ,cache_enabled: false
     ,log_format: '[:date] :req[X-Real-IP] :method :req[Host]:url :status :response-time ms -> :res[Content-Type]'