diff --git a/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs.json.erb b/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs.json.erb
index c9135ec938..1eb2e3dea3 100644
--- a/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs.json.erb
+++ b/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs.json.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     communication_timeout: "10s",
     desired_lrp_creation_timeout: "1m",
     lock_ttl: "15s",
-    lock_retry_interval: "5s",
+    lock_retry_interval: "2s",
     report_interval: "1m",
     convergence_workers: 20,
     update_workers: 1000,