diff --git a/Classes/Http/SessionLockRequestComponent.php b/Classes/Http/SessionLockRequestComponent.php
index 6a76898..964e9e2 100644
--- a/Classes/Http/SessionLockRequestComponent.php
+++ b/Classes/Http/SessionLockRequestComponent.php
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ class SessionLockRequestComponent implements ComponentInterface
      */
     protected $lockFactory;
 
+    /**
+     * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(package="DigiComp.FlowSessionLock", path="autoRelease")
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected bool $autoRelease;
+
+    /**
+     * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(package="DigiComp.FlowSessionLock", path="timeToLive")
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected int $timeToLive;
+
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
@@ -50,7 +62,7 @@ class SessionLockRequestComponent implements ComponentInterface
             'session-' . $sessionIdentifier
         ); //TODO: sessionIdentifier might be wrong, probably it should probably be storage identifier
 
-        $lock = $this->lockFactory->createLockFromKey($key, 300, false);
+        $lock = $this->lockFactory->createLockFromKey($key, $this->timeToLive, $this->autoRelease);
 
         $componentContext->setParameter(SessionLockRequestComponent::class, 'sessionLock', $lock);
 
diff --git a/Configuration/Settings.yaml b/Configuration/Settings.yaml
index b55eb19..e49711d 100644
--- a/Configuration/Settings.yaml
+++ b/Configuration/Settings.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ DigiComp:
   FlowSessionLock:
     lockStoreDir: '%FLOW_PATH_DATA%Temporary/Production/SessionLocks'
     readOnlyExpressions: []
+    autoRelease: true
+    timeToLive: 300