diff --git a/data/buildlogs.py b/data/buildlogs.py
index bf38f921a..6fdb25d09 100644
--- a/data/buildlogs.py
+++ b/data/buildlogs.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class RedisBuildLogs(object):
 
   def __init__(self, redis_config):
     args = dict(redis_config)
-    args.update({'socket_connect_timeout': 5, 'socket_timeout': 5})
+    args.update({'socket_connect_timeout': 1, 'socket_timeout': 2})
 
     self._redis_config = redis_config
     self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(**args)