diff --git a/etc/config.sample.toml b/etc/config.sample.toml
index 40d1304b9cb..12bd5a99842 100644
--- a/etc/config.sample.toml
+++ b/etc/config.sample.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ max-segment-size = 10485760
 # Raft configuration. Controls the distributed consensus system.
 [raft]
 apply-interval = "10ms"
-election-timeout = "1s"
+election-timeout = "5s"
 heartbeat-interval = "100ms"
 reconnect-timeout = "10ms"
 
diff --git a/raft/clock.go b/raft/clock.go
index 9b203c6f158..6e5a48e9b9f 100644
--- a/raft/clock.go
+++ b/raft/clock.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultApplyInterval = 10 * time.Millisecond
 
 	// DefaultElectionTimeout is the default time before starting an election.
-	DefaultElectionTimeout = 1 * time.Second
+	DefaultElectionTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 	// DefaultHeartbeatInterval is the default time to wait between heartbeats.
 	DefaultHeartbeatInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond