diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/main.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/main.zeek
index 87fb28bd01..10606c74af 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/main.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/main.zeek
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export {
 	## use already.  Use of the ZEEK_DEFAULT_LISTEN_RETRY environment variable
 	## (set as a number of seconds) will override this option and also
 	## any values given to :zeek:see:`Broker::listen`.
-	const default_listen_retry = 30sec &redef;
+	const default_listen_retry = 1sec &redef;
 
 	## Default address on which to listen.
 	##
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export {
 	## ZEEK_DEFAULT_CONNECT_RETRY environment variable (set as number of
 	## seconds) will override this option and also any values given to
 	## :zeek:see:`Broker::peer`.
-	const default_connect_retry = 30sec &redef;
+	const default_connect_retry = 1sec &redef;
 
 	## If true, do not use SSL for network connections. By default, SSL will
 	## even be used if no certificates / CAs have been configured. In that case
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
index 30511f9b82..f6b79b07ca 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export {
 	## Interval for retrying failed connections between cluster nodes.
 	## If set, the ZEEK_DEFAULT_CONNECT_RETRY (given in number of seconds)
 	## environment variable overrides this option.
-	const retry_interval = 1min &redef;
+	const retry_interval = 1sec &redef;
 
 	## When using broker-enabled cluster framework, nodes broadcast this event
 	## to exchange their user-defined name along with a string that uniquely
diff --git a/testing/btest/broker/telemetry.zeek b/testing/btest/broker/telemetry.zeek
index 3008dd72f0..e7874fefad 100644
--- a/testing/btest/broker/telemetry.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/broker/telemetry.zeek
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ redef Cluster::nodes = {
 redef exit_only_after_terminate = T;
 redef Log::enable_local_logging = T;
 redef Log::default_rotation_interval = 0secs;
-redef Cluster::retry_interval = 1sec;
 
 function print_metrics(metrics: vector of Telemetry::Metric)
 	{
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.zeek
index b905917d57..b84675beb1 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.zeek
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ redef Cluster::nodes = {
 @load misc/weird-stats
 @load policy/frameworks/cluster/experimental
 
-redef Cluster::retry_interval = 1sec;
-redef Broker::default_listen_retry = 1sec;
-redef Broker::default_connect_retry = 1sec;
-
 redef Log::enable_local_logging = T;
 redef Log::default_rotation_interval = 0secs;
 redef WeirdStats::weird_stat_interval = 5secs;