diff --git a/hbase-client/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml b/hbase-client/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
index ab4d1cd0b73..57882380451 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
+++ b/hbase-client/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,12 @@
     <name>hbase.defaults.for.version.skip</name>
     <value>true</value>
   </property>
+  <property>
+    <name>hbase.hconnection.meta.lookup.threads.core</name>
+    <value>4</value>
+  </property>
+  <property>
+    <name>hbase.hconnection.threads.keepalivetime</name>
+    <value>3</value>
+  </property>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml b/hbase-server/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
index 2d06c0acf5d..1ae5435669b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/resources/hbase-site.xml
@@ -162,4 +162,12 @@
       Enable replay sanity checks on procedure tests.
     </description>
   </property>
+  <property>
+    <name>hbase.hconnection.meta.lookup.threads.core</name>
+    <value>4</value>
+  </property>
+  <property>
+    <name>hbase.hconnection.threads.keepalivetime</name>
+    <value>3</value>
+  </property>
 </configuration>