diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
index 60f5c5f1e9aa..b671e98dccef 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/ScmConfigKeys.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public final class ScmConfigKeys {
   public static final String OZONE_SCM_HEARTBEAT_RPC_TIMEOUT =
       "ozone.scm.heartbeat.rpc-timeout";
   public static final String OZONE_SCM_HEARTBEAT_RPC_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT =
-      "1s";
+      "5s";
 
   public static final String OZONE_SCM_HEARTBEAT_RPC_RETRY_COUNT =
       "ozone.scm.heartbeat.rpc-retry-count";
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
index a38b9520a02d..078eb42946e0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>ozone.scm.heartbeat.rpc-timeout</name>
-    <value>1s</value>
+    <value>5s</value>
     <tag>OZONE, MANAGEMENT</tag>
     <description>
       Timeout value for the RPC from Datanode to SCM.