In order to increase your session timeout, you can change the session timeout period in your Settings :
![](https://kb.mailfence.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KB-short-domain-2-2.png)
Select “General” and set your session timeout :
![](https://kb.mailfence.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mailfence-Settings-11.png)
If you keep the Messages component open (+ in view), the automatic polling will keep the session alive (when left unattended).