diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-natsjskv-registry.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-natsjskv-registry.md
index 8e93a28568..04d1210ede 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/fix-natsjskv-registry.md
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-natsjskv-registry.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ Bugfix: Repair nats-js-kv registry
 
 The registry would always send traffic to only one pod. This is now fixed and load should be spread evenly. Also implements watcher method so the cache can use it.
 
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/9654
 https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/9620
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/natsjsregistry/registry.go b/ocis-pkg/natsjsregistry/registry.go
index 5a45fe52ba..97094d757d 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/natsjsregistry/registry.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/natsjsregistry/registry.go
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ func (n *storeregistry) storeOptions(opts registry.Options) []store.Option {
 		natsjskv.EncodeKeys(),
 	}
 
+	if ttl, ok := opts.Context.Value(expiryKey{}).(time.Duration); ok {
+		storeoptions = append(storeoptions, natsjskv.DefaultTTL(ttl))
+	}
+
 	addr := []string{"127.0.0.1:9233"}
 	if len(opts.Addrs) > 0 {
 		addr = opts.Addrs
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/registry/expiry.go b/ocis-pkg/registry/expiry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eb1c02123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocis-pkg/registry/expiry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package registry
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	_registryRegisterIntervalEnv = "EXPERIMENTAL_REGISTER_INTERVAL"
+	_registryRegisterTTLEnv      = "EXPERIMENTAL_REGISTER_TTL"
+
+	// Note: _defaultRegisterInterval should always be lower than _defaultRegisterTTL
+	_defaultRegisterInterval = time.Second * 25
+	_defaultRegisterTTL      = time.Second * 30
+)
+
+// GetRegisterInterval returns the register interval from the environment.
+func GetRegisterInterval() time.Duration {
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(os.Getenv(_registryRegisterIntervalEnv))
+	if err != nil {
+		return _defaultRegisterInterval
+	}
+	return d
+}
+
+// GetRegisterTTL returns the register TTL from the environment.
+func GetRegisterTTL() time.Duration {
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(os.Getenv(_registryRegisterTTLEnv))
+	if err != nil {
+		return _defaultRegisterTTL
+	}
+	return d
+}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/registry/registry.go b/ocis-pkg/registry/registry.go
index 1672a1a8e1..130b3d6305 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/registry/registry.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/registry/registry.go
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ var (
 
 // Config is the config for a registry
 type Config struct {
-	Type         string   `mapstructure:"type"`
-	Addresses    []string `mapstructure:"addresses"`
-	Username     string   `mapstructure:"username"`
-	Password     string   `mapstructure:"password"`
-	DisableCache bool     `mapstructure:"disable_cache"`
+	Type         string        `mapstructure:"type"`
+	Addresses    []string      `mapstructure:"addresses"`
+	Username     string        `mapstructure:"username"`
+	Password     string        `mapstructure:"password"`
+	DisableCache bool          `mapstructure:"disable_cache"`
+	TTL          time.Duration `mapstructure:"ttl"`
 }
 
 // Option allows configuring the registry
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func GetRegistry(opts ...Option) mRegistry.Registry {
 		case "natsjs", "nats-js", "nats-js-kv": // for backwards compatibility - we will stick with one of those
 			_reg = natsjsregistry.NewRegistry(
 				mRegistry.Addrs(cfg.Addresses...),
+				natsjsregistry.ServiceExpiry(cfg.TTL),
 			)
 		case "memory":
 			_reg = memr.NewRegistry()
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ func getEnvs(opts ...Option) *Config {
 		cfg.Addresses = s
 	}
 
+	cfg.TTL = GetRegisterTTL()
+
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(cfg)
 	}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/service/grpc/service.go b/ocis-pkg/service/grpc/service.go
index 5776c79957..3364c2194b 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/service/grpc/service.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/service/grpc/service.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	mgrpcs "github.com/go-micro/plugins/v4/server/grpc"
 	"github.com/go-micro/plugins/v4/wrapper/monitoring/prometheus"
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ func NewServiceWithClient(client client.Client, opts ...Option) (Service, error)
 		micro.Version(sopts.Version),
 		micro.Context(sopts.Context),
 		micro.Registry(registry.GetRegistry()),
-		micro.RegisterTTL(time.Second * 30),
-		micro.RegisterInterval(time.Second * 10),
+		micro.RegisterTTL(registry.GetRegisterTTL()),
+		micro.RegisterInterval(registry.GetRegisterInterval()),
 		micro.WrapHandler(prometheus.NewHandlerWrapper()),
 		micro.WrapClient(mtracer.NewClientWrapper(
 			mtracer.WithTraceProvider(sopts.TraceProvider),
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/service/http/service.go b/ocis-pkg/service/http/service.go
index 8f4f669942..cc37ace2b8 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/service/http/service.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/service/http/service.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/broker"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/registry"
@@ -65,8 +64,8 @@ func NewService(opts ...Option) (Service, error) {
 		micro.Context(sopts.Context),
 		micro.Flags(sopts.Flags...),
 		micro.Registry(registry.GetRegistry()),
-		micro.RegisterTTL(time.Second * 30),
-		micro.RegisterInterval(time.Second * 10),
+		micro.RegisterTTL(registry.GetRegisterTTL()),
+		micro.RegisterInterval(registry.GetRegisterInterval()),
 		micro.WrapClient(mtracer.NewClientWrapper(
 			mtracer.WithTraceProvider(sopts.TraceProvider),
 		)),