diff --git a/operator/charts/patroni-core/values.yaml b/operator/charts/patroni-core/values.yaml
index 95cc749e..6cdf86ad 100644
--- a/operator/charts/patroni-core/values.yaml
+++ b/operator/charts/patroni-core/values.yaml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ patroni:
   patroniParams:
     - "failsafe_mode: true"
     - "primary_start_timeout: 30"
-    - "retry_timeout: 10"
+    - "retry_timeout: 5"
 
   # Storage section.
   storage:
diff --git a/services/patroni/Dockerfile b/services/patroni/Dockerfile
index f189af1d..1b69e059 100644
--- a/services/patroni/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/patroni/Dockerfile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ USER root
 ARG PG_VERSION=15  # Default to 15 if not provided
 
 ENV POD_IDENTITY="node1" \
-    PATRONI_TTL=30 \
+    PATRONI_TTL=20 \
     PATRONI_LOOP_WAIT=10 \
-    PATRONI_RETRY_TIMEOUT=10 \
+    PATRONI_RETRY_TIMEOUT=5 \
     PATRONI_MAXIMUM_LAG_ON_FAILOVER=1048576 \
     PATRONI_SYNCHRONOUS_MODE="false" \
     PG_CLUST_NAME="common" \