diff --git a/internal/new_redis_client.go b/internal/new_redis_client.go
index 8b7f730..66bb97d 100644
--- a/internal/new_redis_client.go
+++ b/internal/new_redis_client.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 func NewRedisClient(addr string) *redis.Client {
 	return redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
 		Addr:        addr,
-		DialTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		DialTimeout: 2 * time.Second,
 		Dialer: func() (net.Conn, error) {
 			attempts := 0
 
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func NewRedisClient(addr string) *redis.Client {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 
-				// 50 * 100ms = 5s
-				if attempts > 50 {
+				// 20 * 100ms = 2s
+				if attempts > 20 {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 
diff --git a/internal/test_bind.go b/internal/test_bind.go
index 6020b1b..e581904 100644
--- a/internal/test_bind.go
+++ b/internal/test_bind.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func testBindToPort(stageHarness *test_case_harness.TestCaseHarness) error {
 
 	bindTestCase := test_cases.BindTestCase{
 		Port:    6379,
-		Retries: 15,
+		Retries: 5,
 	}
 
 	return bindTestCase.Run(b, logger)
diff --git a/internal/test_repl_bind.go b/internal/test_repl_bind.go
index 75fab0b..7d3e580 100644
--- a/internal/test_repl_bind.go
+++ b/internal/test_repl_bind.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func testReplBindToCustomPort(stageHarness *test_case_harness.TestCaseHarness) e
 
 	bindTestCase := test_cases.BindTestCase{
 		Port:    port,
-		Retries: 15,
+		Retries: 5,
 	}
 
 	return bindTestCase.Run(b, logger)