diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Net/Http/HttpHandlerDefaults.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Net/Http/HttpHandlerDefaults.cs
index 537519288734b4..3bf335ec33cea4 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Net/Http/HttpHandlerDefaults.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Net/Http/HttpHandlerDefaults.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ internal static partial class HttpHandlerDefaults
         public const bool DefaultUseDefaultCredentials = false;
         public const bool DefaultCheckCertificateRevocationList = false;
         public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultPooledConnectionLifetime = Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan;
-        public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultPooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
+        public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultPooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
         public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultExpect100ContinueTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
         public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultConnectTimeout = Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan;
     }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/tests/FunctionalTests/SocketsHttpHandlerTest.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/tests/FunctionalTests/SocketsHttpHandlerTest.cs
index 2cd7cf7da781a7..895afedc9c31f7 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/tests/FunctionalTests/SocketsHttpHandlerTest.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/tests/FunctionalTests/SocketsHttpHandlerTest.cs
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ public void PooledConnectionIdleTimeout_GetSet_Roundtrips()
         {
             using (var handler = new SocketsHttpHandler())
             {
-                Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout);
+                Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1), handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout);
 
                 handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan;
                 Assert.Equal(Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout);
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ await Assert.ThrowsAnyAsync<Exception>(() =>
                 Assert.Equal(int.MaxValue, handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer);
                 Assert.Equal(64, handler.MaxResponseHeadersLength);
                 Assert.False(handler.PreAuthenticate);
-                Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout);
+                Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1), handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout);
                 Assert.Equal(Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, handler.PooledConnectionLifetime);
                 Assert.NotNull(handler.Properties);
                 Assert.Null(handler.Proxy);