diff --git a/provider/indexer-aws/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/aws/cache/SchemaCacheImpl.java b/provider/indexer-aws/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/aws/cache/SchemaCacheImpl.java
index d28f02f76d4900583f403d64c51bc1e3d6f17c8e..cb930e86fb7c2679bca7750a3c404c32bfd1e5b3 100644
--- a/provider/indexer-aws/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/aws/cache/SchemaCacheImpl.java
+++ b/provider/indexer-aws/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/aws/cache/SchemaCacheImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class SchemaCacheImpl implements ISchemaCache<String, String>, AutoClosea
     String REDIS_SEARCH_PORT;
     @Value("${aws.elasticache.cluster.key:null}")
     String REDIS_SEARCH_KEY;
-    @Value("${aws.elasticache.cluster.schema.expiration:null}")
+    @Value("${aws.elasticache.cluster.schema.expiration:60}")
     String SCHEMA_CACHE_EXPIRATION;
     private ICache<String, String> cache;
     private Boolean local = false;