diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
index 9ef3a3bfcf..4c2583218d 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ connector=star
 
 #OBP uses Hikari as the default database connection pool. OBP supports the following 5 configurations at the moment.
 #https://github.com/brettwooldridge/HikariCP#frequently-used
-#hikari.connectionTimeout=
-#hikari.maximumPoolSize=
-#hikari.idleTimeout=
+# All values are in milliseconds unless noted otherwise. Defaults match HikariCP built-in defaults
+# except keepaliveTime which defaults to 30000 (HikariCP default is 0 = disabled).
+#hikari.connectionTimeout=30000
+#hikari.maximumPoolSize=10
+#hikari.idleTimeout=600000
 # keepaliveTime must be set below the database/firewall idle TCP timeout to prevent stale-connection
 # failures on the first call after a period of inactivity. HikariCP will ping each idle connection
 # at this interval (in ms), keeping it alive. Recommended: 30000 (30s) when DB/firewall timeout is ~60s.
 #hikari.keepaliveTime=30000
-#hikari.maxLifetime=
+#hikari.maxLifetime=1800000
 
 ## if connector = star, then need to set which connectors will be used. For now, obp support rest, akka.
 starConnector_supported_types=mapped,internal
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
index 763c7ca4ae..90f9e5987d 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
@@ -27,25 +27,17 @@ class CustomDBVendor(driverName: String,
   object HikariDatasource {
     val config = new HikariConfig()
 
-    val connectionTimeout = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.connectionTimeout")
-    val maximumPoolSize = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("hikari.maximumPoolSize")
-    val idleTimeout = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.idleTimeout")
-    val keepaliveTime = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.keepaliveTime", 30000L)
-    val maxLifetime = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.maxLifetime")
-
-    if(connectionTimeout.isDefined){
-      config.setConnectionTimeout(connectionTimeout.head)
-    }
-    if(maximumPoolSize.isDefined){
-      config.setMaximumPoolSize(maximumPoolSize.head)
-    }
-    if(idleTimeout.isDefined){
-      config.setIdleTimeout(idleTimeout.head)
-    }
+    val connectionTimeout = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.connectionTimeout", 30000L)
+    val maximumPoolSize   = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("hikari.maximumPoolSize", 10)
+    val idleTimeout       = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.idleTimeout", 600000L)
+    val keepaliveTime     = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.keepaliveTime", 30000L)
+    val maxLifetime       = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.maxLifetime", 1800000L)
+
+    config.setConnectionTimeout(connectionTimeout)
+    config.setMaximumPoolSize(maximumPoolSize)
+    config.setIdleTimeout(idleTimeout)
     config.setKeepaliveTime(keepaliveTime)
-    if(maxLifetime.isDefined){
-      config.setMaxLifetime(maxLifetime.head)
-    }
+    config.setMaxLifetime(maxLifetime)
     //Liftweb DB.scala will set all the new connections to false, so here we set default to false
     val autoCommitValue: Boolean = false
     config.setAutoCommit(autoCommitValue)