diff --git a/config/src/config/quorum_store_config.rs b/config/src/config/quorum_store_config.rs
index f245e02f40b7d..5b7a5e51ffdf9 100644
--- a/config/src/config/quorum_store_config.rs
+++ b/config/src/config/quorum_store_config.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Default for QuorumStoreConfig {
             batch_request_retry_limit: 10,
             batch_request_retry_interval_ms: 1000,
             batch_request_rpc_timeout_ms: 5000,
-            batch_expiry_gap_when_init_usecs: Duration::from_secs(60).as_micros() as u64,
+            batch_expiry_gap_when_init_usecs: Duration::from_secs(5).as_micros() as u64,
             remote_batch_expiry_gap_when_init_usecs: Duration::from_millis(500).as_micros() as u64,
             memory_quota: 120_000_000,
             db_quota: 300_000_000,