diff --git a/etcd/files/default b/etcd/files/default
index 84fe090..ea4904f 100644
--- a/etcd/files/default
+++ b/etcd/files/default
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@
 ##### -heartbeat-interval
 ## Time (in milliseconds) of a heartbeat interval.
 ## default: "100"
-# ETCD_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL="100"
+ETCD_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL="250"
 
 ##### -election-timeout
 ## Time (in milliseconds) for an election to timeout.
 ## See /usr/share/doc/etcd/Documentation/tuning.md
 ## default: "1000"
-# ETCD_ELECTION_TIMEOUT="1000"
+ETCD_ELECTION_TIMEOUT="5000"
 
 ##### -listen-peer-urls
 ## List of URLs to listen on for peer traffic. This flag tells the etcd to accept