diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/common/controllers/CCConfig.java b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/common/controllers/CCConfig.java
index 8e5b672..f6c1e54 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/common/controllers/CCConfig.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/common/controllers/CCConfig.java
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     public int httpPort = 16001;
 
     @Option(name = "-heartbeat-period", usage = "Sets the time duration between two heartbeats from each node controller in milliseconds (default: 10000)")
-    public int heartbeatPeriod = 5000;
+    public int heartbeatPeriod = 10000;
 
     @Option(name = "-max-heartbeat-lapse-periods", usage = "Sets the maximum number of missed heartbeats before a node is marked as dead (default: 5)")
-    public int maxHeartbeatLapsePeriods = 1;
+    public int maxHeartbeatLapsePeriods = 5;
 
     @Option(name = "-profile-dump-period", usage = "Sets the time duration between two profile dumps from each node controller in milliseconds. 0 to disable. (default: 0)")
     public int profileDumpPeriod = 0;
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
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+}