diff --git a/dash-apm-python/index.json b/dash-apm-python/index.json
index f7648e0..46484cc 100644
--- a/dash-apm-python/index.json
+++ b/dash-apm-python/index.json
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     ]
   },
   "backend": {
-    "imageid": "ubuntu"
+    "imageid": "ubuntu",
+    "reuseConnection": true,
+    "livetime": "3h"
   }
 }