diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
index 35397dd5ecdb..e511339886b3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define O2HB_LIVE_THRESHOLD	   2
 /* number of equal samples to be seen as dead */
 extern unsigned int o2hb_dead_threshold;
-#define O2HB_DEFAULT_DEAD_THRESHOLD	   7
+#define O2HB_DEFAULT_DEAD_THRESHOLD	   31
 /* Otherwise MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT will be zero... */
 #define O2HB_MIN_DEAD_THRESHOLD	  2
 #define O2HB_MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT_MS (O2HB_REGION_TIMEOUT_MS * (o2hb_dead_threshold - 1))
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
index da880fc215f0..f36f66aab3dd 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ typedef void (o2net_post_msg_handler_func)(int status, void *data,
 /* same as hb delay, we're waiting for another node to recognize our hb */
 #define O2NET_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT	2000
 
-#define O2NET_KEEPALIVE_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT	5000
-#define O2NET_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS_DEFAULT		10000
+#define O2NET_KEEPALIVE_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT	2000
+#define O2NET_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS_DEFAULT		30000
 
 
 /* TODO: figure this out.... */