diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 3b5889d..95ab9a8 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ func connect(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		realis.ThriftJSON(),
 		realis.Timeout(timeout),
 		realis.BackOff(realis.Backoff{
-			Steps:    2,
+			Steps:    6,
 			Duration: 10 * time.Second,
-			Factor:   2.0,
+			Factor:   1.5,
 			Jitter:   0.1,
 		}),
 		realis.SetLogger(log)}