diff --git a/utilities/mesosUtils/mesosUtils.go b/utilities/mesosUtils/mesosUtils.go
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+++ b/utilities/mesosUtils/mesosUtils.go
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+package mesosUtils
+
+import (
+	mesos "github.com/mesos/mesos-go/mesosproto"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+var (
+	DefaultFilter = &mesos.Filters{RefuseSeconds: proto.Float64(1)}
+	LongFilter    = &mesos.Filters{RefuseSeconds: proto.Float64(1000)}
+)