diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/RedisClusterConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/RedisClusterConfiguration.java
index cd0ba5db5..a7d5ef193 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/RedisClusterConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/RedisClusterConfiguration.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class RedisClusterConfiguration {
 
     @JsonProperty
     @NotNull
-    private Duration timeout = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
+    private Duration timeout = Duration.ofSeconds(3);
 
     @JsonProperty
     @NotNull