diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
index 2a6cab2..d7a0ead 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 
 if [ -f "conf/topology.xml"  ]; then
 #Launch hyracks cc script with topology
-${PREGELIX_HOME}/bin/pregelixcc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 999999 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 -cluster-topology "conf/topology.xml" &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
+${PREGELIX_HOME}/bin/pregelixcc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -heartbeat-period 5000 -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 4 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 -cluster-topology "conf/topology.xml" &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
 else
 #Launch hyracks cc script without toplogy
-${PREGELIX_HOME}/bin/pregelixcc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 999999 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
+${PREGELIX_HOME}/bin/pregelixcc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -heartbeat-period 5000 -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 4 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
 fi