diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 56e91695e..5a3c206ed 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
         "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
         "CONFIG": {
             "hosts": [os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REDIS", "redis://localhost:6379")],
+            "capacity": 2000,  # default 100
+            "expiry": 15,  # default 60
         },
     },
 }