diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
index a98739900c9..1213dee4f8a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public final class ScmConfigKeys {
       "dfs.ratis.leader.election.minimum.timeout.duration";
   public static final TimeDuration
       DFS_RATIS_LEADER_ELECTION_MINIMUM_TIMEOUT_DURATION_DEFAULT =
-      TimeDuration.valueOf(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+      TimeDuration.valueOf(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
   public static final String DFS_RATIS_SNAPSHOT_THRESHOLD_KEY =
       "dfs.ratis.snapshot.threshold";
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
index 219bd295118..27b02e6957f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>dfs.ratis.leader.election.minimum.timeout.duration</name>
-    <value>1s</value>
+    <value>5s</value>
     <tag>OZONE, RATIS, MANAGEMENT</tag>
     <description>The minimum timeout duration for ratis leader election.
-        Default is 1s.
+        Default is 5s.
     </description>
   </property>
   <property>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/statemachine/commandhandler/TestCloseContainerCommandHandler.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/statemachine/commandhandler/TestCloseContainerCommandHandler.java
index 1f6ed861a93..f80247089b2 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/statemachine/commandhandler/TestCloseContainerCommandHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/statemachine/commandhandler/TestCloseContainerCommandHandler.java
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public class TestCloseContainerCommandHandler {
             maxOutstandingRequests,
             TimeDuration.valueOf(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     Assert.assertTrue(client.groupAdd(group, peer.getId()).isSuccess());
-    Thread.sleep(2000);
+    Thread.sleep(10000);
     final ContainerID containerId = ContainerID.valueof(
         random.nextLong() & Long.MAX_VALUE);
     ContainerProtos.ContainerCommandRequestProto.Builder request =