diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_api_integration/session_concurrent_limit.config.ts b/x-pack/test/security_api_integration/session_concurrent_limit.config.ts
index 748ff56fb4d9d..63da7220f3959 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_api_integration/session_concurrent_limit.config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_api_integration/session_concurrent_limit.config.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         ...xPackAPITestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
         `--plugin-path=${testEndpointsPlugin}`,
         '--xpack.security.session.concurrentSessions.maxSessions=2',
+        '--xpack.security.session.cleanupInterval=5h',
         `--xpack.security.authc.providers=${JSON.stringify({
           basic: { basic1: { order: 0 } },
           saml: { saml1: { order: 1, realm: 'saml1' } },