diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/service/InternalClusterService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/service/InternalClusterService.java
index 3d5cdee078f..9131cb8509b 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/service/InternalClusterService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/service/InternalClusterService.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class InternalClusterService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<ClusterSe
         this.threadPool = threadPool;
         this.timerService = timerService;
 
-        this.reconnectInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("reconnect_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(30));
+        this.reconnectInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("reconnect_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(10));
     }
 
     @Override protected void doStart() throws ElasticSearchException {