diff --git a/redis/src/cluster_topology.rs b/redis/src/cluster_topology.rs
index bef3f7bc4..8f2895a58 100644
--- a/redis/src/cluster_topology.rs
+++ b/redis/src/cluster_topology.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_REFRESH_SLOTS_RETRIES: usize = 3;
 /// The default timeout for retrying topology refresh
 pub const DEFAULT_REFRESH_SLOTS_RETRY_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 /// The default initial interval for retrying topology refresh
-pub const DEFAULT_REFRESH_SLOTS_RETRY_INITIAL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+pub const DEFAULT_REFRESH_SLOTS_RETRY_INITIAL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 
 pub(crate) const SLOT_SIZE: u16 = 16384;
 pub(crate) type TopologyHash = u64;