diff --git a/setup/config/config_federationapi.go b/setup/config/config_federationapi.go
index 750f1e78a..3e7a9ece5 100644
--- a/setup/config/config_federationapi.go
+++ b/setup/config/config_federationapi.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *FederationAPI) Defaults(opts DefaultOpts) {
 		c.Database.Defaults(10)
 	}
 	c.FederationMaxRetries = 16
-	c.FederationRetriesUntilAssumedOffline = 3
+	c.FederationRetriesUntilAssumedOffline = 2
 	c.DisableTLSValidation = false
 	c.DisableHTTPKeepalives = false
 	if opts.Generate {