diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index dc13ee3e..5857db09 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ function configure_karbor_api {
 
         iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT debug $ENABLE_DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL
         iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT use_syslog $SYSLOG
-        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT min_interval 900
-        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT min_window_time 225
-        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT max_window_time 450
+        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT min_interval 300
+        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT min_window_time 75
+        iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF DEFAULT max_window_time 150
         echo "Configuring Karbor API Database"
         iniset $KARBOR_API_CONF database connection `database_connection_url karbor`
         iniset_rpc_backend karbor $KARBOR_API_CONF
diff --git a/karbor/tests/fullstack/test_scheduled_operations.py b/karbor/tests/fullstack/test_scheduled_operations.py
index 3d3561a3..63085fab 100644
--- a/karbor/tests/fullstack/test_scheduled_operations.py
+++ b/karbor/tests/fullstack/test_scheduled_operations.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class ScheduledOperationsTest(karbor_base.KarborBaseTest):
 
     def test_scheduled_operations_create_and_scheduled(self):
         freq = 2
-        pattern = '*/15 * * * *'
+        pattern = '*/5 * * * *'
         cur_property = {'pattern': pattern, 'format': 'crontab'}
 
         before_items = self.karbor_client.checkpoints.list(self.provider_id)