diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
index afbbf3050..a39787307 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ MySQL_Threads_Handler::MySQL_Threads_Handler() {
 	variables.monitor_connect_timeout=200;
 	variables.monitor_ping_interval=60000;
 	variables.monitor_ping_max_failures=3;
-	variables.monitor_ping_timeout=100;
+	variables.monitor_ping_timeout=1000;
 	variables.monitor_read_only_interval=1000;
-	variables.monitor_read_only_timeout=100;
+	variables.monitor_read_only_timeout=800;
 	variables.monitor_replication_lag_interval=10000;
 	variables.monitor_replication_lag_timeout=1000;
 	variables.monitor_query_interval=60000;