diff --git a/rel/files/app.config b/rel/files/app.config
index 8d80c6812..9b1f24a88 100644
--- a/rel/files/app.config
+++ b/rel/files/app.config
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     {metrics, [
         {pub_interval, 60}
     ]},
+    {bridge, [
+        {max_queue, 1000},
+        {ping_down_interval, 1} %seconds
+    ]},
     {listen, [
         {mqtt, 1883, [
             {backlog,   512},