diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 72dd62af3..b9ff36353 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ rabbit_opts = [
                       'AMQP consumer cancel notification.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('kombu_missing_consumer_retry_timeout',
                deprecated_name="kombu_reconnect_timeout",
-               default=60,
+               default=5,
                help='How long to wait a missing client beforce abandoning to '
                     'send it its replies. This value should not be longer '
                     'than rpc_response_timeout.'),