diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
index 16f106754..4299759f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ public @interface Document {
 
 	String type() default "";
 
-	short shards() default 1;
+	short shards() default 5;
 
-	short replicas() default 5;
+	short replicas() default 1;
 
 	String refreshInterval() default "1s";