diff --git a/remote_notebook/Dockerfile b/remote_notebook/Dockerfile
index 53a1842dd..5c54cb150 100644
--- a/remote_notebook/Dockerfile
+++ b/remote_notebook/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ COPY seahorse_notebook_path /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
 
 COPY jupyter_notebook_config.py /home/jovyan/.jupyter
 COPY wmcontents /opt/conda/lib/python3.5/site-packages/wmcontents
+RUN mkdir -p /home/jovyan/.jupyter/custom
+COPY custom.js /home/jovyan/.jupyter/custom
 
 # seahorse_notebook_path is copied two times, because it is needed
 # by forwarding_kernel (python 2.7) and by notebook server (python 3.5)
diff --git a/remote_notebook/custom.js b/remote_notebook/custom.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c87bcc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_notebook/custom.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+define([
+    'base/js/namespace',
+    'base/js/events'
+    ],
+    function(IPython, events) {
+        events.on('kernel_connected.Kernel',
+            function () {
+                IPython.notebook.set_autosave_interval(5000); //in milliseconds
+            }
+        );
+    }
+);