diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
index 5b5a0326da8..e9d84199d7c 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class JettySolrRunner {
 
   private static final int THREAD_POOL_MAX_THREADS = 10000;
   // NOTE: needs to be larger than SolrHttpClient.threadPoolSweeperMaxIdleTime
-  private static final int THREAD_POOL_MAX_IDLE_TIME_MS = 120000;
+  private static final int THREAD_POOL_MAX_IDLE_TIME_MS = 160000;
   
   Server server;