diff --git a/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index ffb1c12ed8..11d4414886 100644
--- a/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/node/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ rpcSettings = {
 }
 flowTimeout {
     timeout = 30 seconds
-    maxRestartCount = 3
-    backoffBase = 2.0
+    maxRestartCount = 5
+    backoffBase = 1.8
 }