diff --git a/services/git-bridge/conf/envsubst_template.json b/services/git-bridge/conf/envsubst_template.json
index 2e024e2890..95c51126ba 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/conf/envsubst_template.json
+++ b/services/git-bridge/conf/envsubst_template.json
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 {
   "port": ${GIT_BRIDGE_PORT:-8000},
-    "rootGitDirectory": "${GIT_BRIDGE_ROOT_DIR:-/tmp/wlgb}",
-    "apiBaseUrl": "${GIT_BRIDGE_API_BASE_URL:-https://localhost/api/v0}",
-    "postbackBaseUrl": "${GIT_BRIDGE_POSTBACK_BASE_URL:-https://localhost}",
-    "serviceName": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SERVICE_NAME:-Overleaf}",
-    "oauth2": {
-      "oauth2ClientID": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID}",
-      "oauth2ClientSecret": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET}",
-      "oauth2Server": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_SERVER:-https://localhost}"
-    },
-    "repoStore": {
-      "maxFileNum": ${GIT_BRIDGE_REPOSTORE_MAX_FILE_NUM:-2000},
-      "maxFileSize": ${GIT_BRIDGE_REPOSTORE_MAX_FILE_SIZE:-52428800}
-    },
-    "swapStore": {
-      "type": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_TYPE:-noop}",
-      "awsAccessKey": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY}",
-      "awsSecret": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_SECRET}",
-      "s3BucketName": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_S3_BUCKET_NAME}",
-      "awsRegion": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_REGION:-us-east-1}"
-    },
-    "swapJob": {
-      "minProjects": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_MIN_PROJECTS:-50},
-      "lowGiB": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_LOW_GIB:-128},
-      "highGiB": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_HIGH_GIB:-256},
-      "intervalMillis": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_INTERVAL_MILLIS:-3600000},
-      "compressionMethod": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_COMPRESSION_METHOD:-gzip}"
-    }
+  "bindIp": "${GIT_BRIDGE_BIND_IP:-0.0.0.0}",
+  "idleTimeout": "${GIT_BRIDGE_IDLE_TIMEOUT:-600000",
+  "rootGitDirectory": "${GIT_BRIDGE_ROOT_DIR:-/tmp/wlgb}",
+  "apiBaseUrl": "${GIT_BRIDGE_API_BASE_URL:-https://localhost/api/v0}",
+  "postbackBaseUrl": "${GIT_BRIDGE_POSTBACK_BASE_URL:-https://localhost}",
+  "serviceName": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SERVICE_NAME:-Overleaf}",
+  "oauth2": {
+    "oauth2ClientID": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID}",
+    "oauth2ClientSecret": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET}",
+    "oauth2Server": "${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_SERVER:-https://localhost}"
+  },
+  "repoStore": {
+    "maxFileNum": ${GIT_BRIDGE_REPOSTORE_MAX_FILE_NUM:-2000},
+    "maxFileSize": ${GIT_BRIDGE_REPOSTORE_MAX_FILE_SIZE:-52428800}
+  },
+  "swapStore": {
+    "type": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_TYPE:-noop}",
+    "awsAccessKey": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY}",
+    "awsSecret": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_SECRET}",
+    "s3BucketName": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_S3_BUCKET_NAME}",
+    "awsRegion": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPSTORE_AWS_REGION:-us-east-1}"
+  },
+  "swapJob": {
+    "minProjects": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_MIN_PROJECTS:-50},
+    "lowGiB": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_LOW_GIB:-128},
+    "highGiB": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_HIGH_GIB:-256},
+    "intervalMillis": ${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_INTERVAL_MILLIS:-3600000},
+    "compressionMethod": "${GIT_BRIDGE_SWAPJOB_COMPRESSION_METHOD:-gzip}"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/conf/example_config.json b/services/git-bridge/conf/example_config.json
index b8901b57ad..d2d1e3803e 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/conf/example_config.json
+++ b/services/git-bridge/conf/example_config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
     "port": 8080,
+    "bindIp": "127.0.0.1",
+    "idleTimeout": 60000,
     "rootGitDirectory": "/tmp/wlgb",
     "apiBaseUrl": "https://localhost/api/v0",
     "postbackBaseUrl": "https://localhost",
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/conf/local.json b/services/git-bridge/conf/local.json
index 0b2e3e1241..73121ce6ef 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/conf/local.json
+++ b/services/git-bridge/conf/local.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
     "port": 8000,
+    "bindIp": "0.0.0.0",
+    "idleTimeout": 600000,
     "rootGitDirectory": "/tmp/wlgb",
     "apiBaseUrl": "http://v2.overleaf.test:4000/api/v0",
     "postbackBaseUrl": "http://git-bridge:8000",