diff --git a/src/Config.js b/src/Config.js
index 3f388369..ce13a453 100644
--- a/src/Config.js
+++ b/src/Config.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ const logger = require('./logger/Logger').get();
 const defaultMiraApiPort = 9100;
 const defaultEngineAPIPort = 9076;
 const defaultEngineMetricsPort = 9090;
-const defaultEngineDiscoveryRefreshRate = 1000;
-const defaultEngineHealthRefreshRate = 5000;
+const defaultEngineDiscoveryRefreshRate = 10000;
+const defaultEngineHealthRefreshRate = 30000;
 const defaultKubernetesProxyPort = 8001;
 const defaultDiscoveryLabel = 'qix-engine';
 const defaultEngineAPIPortLabel = 'qix-engine-api-port';
diff --git a/test/component/kubernetes/component-kubernetes.spec.js b/test/component/kubernetes/component-kubernetes.spec.js
index ce50c293..435ed0c8 100644
--- a/test/component/kubernetes/component-kubernetes.spec.js
+++ b/test/component/kubernetes/component-kubernetes.spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const specData = require('../../test-data/KubernetesClient.spec.data.json');
 const sleep = require('../../test-utils/sleep');
 const request = require('supertest');
 
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_DISCOVERY_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_HEALTH_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
+
 describe('Mira in kubernetes mode', () => {
   let app;
 
diff --git a/test/component/local/component-local-two-engines.spec.js b/test/component/local/component-local-two-engines.spec.js
index a16f7a99..a41d60e7 100644
--- a/test/component/local/component-local-two-engines.spec.js
+++ b/test/component/local/component-local-two-engines.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const request = require('supertest');
 const sleep = require('../../test-utils/sleep');
 
 process.env.DOCKER_HOST = 'http://localhost:8001';
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_DISCOVERY_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_HEALTH_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
 
 describe('Mira in local docker mode with two engines', () => {
   let app;
diff --git a/test/component/swarm/component-swarm.spec.js b/test/component/swarm/component-swarm.spec.js
index 1433ebe0..f22e4f37 100644
--- a/test/component/swarm/component-swarm.spec.js
+++ b/test/component/swarm/component-swarm.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const specData = require('../../test-data/SwarmDockerClient.spec.data.json');
 const sleep = require('../../test-utils/sleep');
 
 process.env.DOCKER_HOST = 'http://localhost:8001';
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_DISCOVERY_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
+process.env.MIRA_ENGINE_HEALTH_REFRESH_RATE = 1000;
 
 describe('Mira in docker swarm mode', () => {
   let app;