diff --git a/roles/pvc/templates/zookeeper/zoo.cfg.j2 b/roles/pvc/templates/zookeeper/zoo.cfg.j2
index 530ec28..d5a3c23 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/templates/zookeeper/zoo.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/pvc/templates/zookeeper/zoo.cfg.j2
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 dataDir=/var/lib/zookeeper
 # Set our tick time to 1 second
 tickTime=1000
-# Initialization can take up to 30 ticks
-initLimit=30
-# Syncing can take up to 15 ticks
-syncLimit=15
+# Initialization can take up to 5 ticks
+initLimit=5
+# Syncing can take up to 5 ticks
+syncLimit=5
 # Lower snapshot count from 100k to 10k
 snapCount=10000
 # Halve the snapshot size to 2GB