diff --git a/doc/app_behavior.rst b/doc/app_behavior.rst
index 2f4336c3..9bab5a73 100644
--- a/doc/app_behavior.rst
+++ b/doc/app_behavior.rst
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The real-time configurations supported by the application are listed in the foll
 +----------+-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
 |  Active  |                         | Cloud updates occur at regular intervals.                                                                                            |                |
 |          +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
-|          | Active wait time        | Number of seconds between each cloud update in active mode.                                                                          | 120 seconds    |
+|          | Active wait time        | Number of seconds between each cloud update in active mode.                                                                          | 300 seconds    |
 +----------+-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
 |  Passive |                         | Cloud updates occur upon movement.                                                                                                   |                |
 |          +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
diff --git a/src/modules/Kconfig.data_module b/src/modules/Kconfig.data_module
index 32adb6c8..755c7d6f 100644
--- a/src/modules/Kconfig.data_module
+++ b/src/modules/Kconfig.data_module
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ endchoice # DATA_DEVICE_MODE #
 
 config DATA_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
 	int "Default active wait timeout in seconds"
-	default 120
+	default 300
 	help
 	  Number of seconds between sampling/publication in active mode.