diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone/docker-config b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone/docker-config
index b653ead8909..729f036e15c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone/docker-config
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone/docker-config
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.scm.stale.node.interval=30s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.scm.dead.node.interval=45s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.heartbeat.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.scm.close.container.wait.duration=5s
-OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.thread.interval=5s
+OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.thread.interval=15s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.under.replicated.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.over.replicated.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.wait.time.after.safemode.exit=30s
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozonesecure/docker-config b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozonesecure/docker-config
index c32a690c8bf..53f1a63d97a 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozonesecure/docker-config
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozonesecure/docker-config
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.s3g.kerberos.principal=s3g/s3g@EXAMPLE.COM
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.httpfs.kerberos.keytab.file=/etc/security/keytabs/httpfs.keytab
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.httpfs.kerberos.principal=httpfs/httpfs@EXAMPLE.COM
 
-OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.thread.interval=15s
+OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.thread.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.under.replicated.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.replication.over.replicated.interval=5s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.scm.wait.time.after.safemode.exit=30s