diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 626c797bc..1a75178a2 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -366,3 +366,6 @@ etcd_events_peer_addresses: |-
   {%- endfor %}
 
 podsecuritypolicy_enabled: false
+etcd_heartbeat_interval: "250"
+etcd_election_timeout: "5000"
+etcd_snapshot_count: "10000"