diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 77849b0e..3b2eea8a 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ type OptionsConfiguration struct {
 	ReconnectIntervalS      int      `xml:"reconnectionIntervalS" json:"reconnectionIntervalS" default:"60"`
 	StartBrowser            bool     `xml:"startBrowser" json:"startBrowser" default:"true"`
 	UPnPEnabled             bool     `xml:"upnpEnabled" json:"upnpEnabled" default:"true"`
-	UPnPLeaseM              int      `xml:"upnpLeaseMinutes" json:"upnpLeaseMinutes" default:"0"`
+	UPnPLeaseM              int      `xml:"upnpLeaseMinutes" json:"upnpLeaseMinutes" default:"60"`
 	UPnPRenewalM            int      `xml:"upnpRenewalMinutes" json:"upnpRenewalMinutes" default:"30"`
 	UPnPTimeoutS            int      `xml:"upnpTimeoutSeconds" json:"upnpTimeoutSeconds" default:"10"`
 	URAccepted              int      `xml:"urAccepted" json:"urAccepted"` // Accepted usage reporting version; 0 for off (undecided), -1 for off (permanently)
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 048a85df..4e02897d 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestDefaultValues(t *testing.T) {
 		ReconnectIntervalS:      60,
 		StartBrowser:            true,
 		UPnPEnabled:             true,
-		UPnPLeaseM:              0,
+		UPnPLeaseM:              60,
 		UPnPRenewalM:            30,
 		UPnPTimeoutS:            10,
 		RestartOnWakeup:         true,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestOverriddenValues(t *testing.T) {
 		ReconnectIntervalS:      6000,
 		StartBrowser:            false,
 		UPnPEnabled:             false,
-		UPnPLeaseM:              60,
+		UPnPLeaseM:              90,
 		UPnPRenewalM:            15,
 		UPnPTimeoutS:            15,
 		RestartOnWakeup:         false,
diff --git a/internal/config/testdata/overridenvalues.xml b/internal/config/testdata/overridenvalues.xml
index 1730a795..3dac47b7 100755
--- a/internal/config/testdata/overridenvalues.xml
+++ b/internal/config/testdata/overridenvalues.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <reconnectionIntervalS>6000</reconnectionIntervalS>
         <startBrowser>false</startBrowser>
         <upnpEnabled>false</upnpEnabled>
-        <upnpLeaseMinutes>60</upnpLeaseMinutes>
+        <upnpLeaseMinutes>90</upnpLeaseMinutes>
         <upnpRenewalMinutes>15</upnpRenewalMinutes>
         <upnpTimeoutSeconds>15</upnpTimeoutSeconds>
         <restartOnWakeup>false</restartOnWakeup>