diff --git a/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/docker-compose.yml b/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/docker-compose.yml
index d1f8c334ca..ef5e337f3f 100644
--- a/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
       - xpack.security.enabled=true
       - xpack.security.authc.api_key.enabled=true
       - xpack.security.authc.token.enabled=true
+      - xpack.security.authc.token.timeout=60m
       - ELASTIC_USERNAME=admin
       - ELASTIC_PASSWORD=changeme
     image: "docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:${stackVersion:-8.1.0-aa69d697-SNAPSHOT}"