diff --git a/configuration.sh b/configuration.sh
index 1fdc9e1..e39eea8 100755
--- a/configuration.sh
+++ b/configuration.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ create_memcached_properties(){
   cat <<-EOF > ${WEBAPPS_DIR}/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/dal/memcached.properties
 memcached.endpoints[0]=$MEMCACHED_HOST
 memcached.timeToLiveSeconds=120
+memcached.directory.timeToLiveSeconds=86400
 EOF
 }