diff --git a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
index 0356cde2e8..0801a86c96 100644
--- a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ void ServerKnobs::initialize(Randomize randomize, ClientKnobs* clientKnobs, IsSi
 	init( ROCKSDB_READ_VALUE_PREFIX_TIMEOUT,                     5.0 );
 	init( ROCKSDB_READ_RANGE_TIMEOUT,                            5.0 );
 	init( ROCKSDB_READ_QUEUE_WAIT,                                1. );
-	init( ROCKSDB_READ_QUEUE_HARD_MAX,                           128 );
-	init( ROCKSDB_READ_QUEUE_SOFT_MAX,                            64 );
-	init( ROCKSDB_FETCH_QUEUE_HARD_MAX,                           16 );
-	init( ROCKSDB_FETCH_QUEUE_SOFT_MAX,                            8 );
+	init( ROCKSDB_READ_QUEUE_HARD_MAX,                          1000 );
+	init( ROCKSDB_READ_QUEUE_SOFT_MAX,                           500 );
+	init( ROCKSDB_FETCH_QUEUE_HARD_MAX,                          100 );
+	init( ROCKSDB_FETCH_QUEUE_SOFT_MAX,                           50 );
 
 	// Leader election
 	bool longLeaderElection = randomize && BUGGIFY;