diff --git a/src/config/providers.rs b/src/config/providers.rs
index ff67de7e8a..d517140ab2 100644
--- a/src/config/providers.rs
+++ b/src/config/providers.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod k8s;
 
 const RETRIES: u32 = 25;
 const BACKOFF_STEP: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_millis(250);
-const MAX_DELAY: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(60 * 5);
+const MAX_DELAY: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(2);
 
 /// The available xDS source providers.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, clap::Subcommand)]