diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
index a7282ab6..a6d865a3 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ export const AdvancedSection = ({ form }: AdvancedSectionProps) => {
 								min={0}
 								max={32}
 								value={field.value ?? ""}
-								placeholder="e.g., 3"
+								placeholder="e.g., 2"
 								onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) : undefined)}
 							/>
 						</FormControl>
-						<FormDescription>Maximum number of retry attempts if a backup fails (default: 3).</FormDescription>
+						<FormDescription>Maximum number of retry attempts if a backup fails (default: 2).</FormDescription>
 						<FormMessage />
 					</FormItem>
 				)}
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ export const AdvancedSection = ({ form }: AdvancedSectionProps) => {
 								min={1}
 								max={1440}
 								step={1}
-								placeholder="e.g., 60"
+								placeholder="e.g., 15"
 								value={field.value ?? ""}
 								onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) : undefined)}
 							/>
 						</FormControl>
-						<FormDescription>Delay in minutes before retrying a failed backup (default: 60 minutes).</FormDescription>
+						<FormDescription>Delay in minutes before retrying a failed backup (default: 15 minutes).</FormDescription>
 						<FormMessage />
 					</FormItem>
 				)}
diff --git a/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/migration.sql b/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/migration.sql
index 94f09e23..f42c96e5 100644
--- a/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/migration.sql
+++ b/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/migration.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ALTER TABLE `backup_schedules_table` ADD `failure_retry_count` integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL;--> statement-breakpoint
-ALTER TABLE `backup_schedules_table` ADD `max_retries` integer DEFAULT 3 NOT NULL;--> statement-breakpoint
-ALTER TABLE `backup_schedules_table` ADD `retry_delay` integer DEFAULT 3600000 NOT NULL;
\ No newline at end of file
+ALTER TABLE `backup_schedules_table` ADD `max_retries` integer DEFAULT 2 NOT NULL;--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE `backup_schedules_table` ADD `retry_delay` integer DEFAULT 900000 NOT NULL;
diff --git a/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/snapshot.json b/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/snapshot.json
index a838b45f..d24efe77 100644
--- a/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/snapshot.json
+++ b/app/drizzle/20260407172925_fresh_warlock/snapshot.json
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 			"type": "integer",
 			"notNull": true,
 			"autoincrement": false,
-			"default": "3",
+			"default": "2",
 			"generated": null,
 			"name": "max_retries",
 			"entityType": "columns",
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 			"type": "integer",
 			"notNull": true,
 			"autoincrement": false,
-			"default": "3600000",
+			"default": "900000",
 			"generated": null,
 			"name": "retry_delay",
 			"entityType": "columns",
diff --git a/app/server/db/schema.ts b/app/server/db/schema.ts
index 3883a5cd..8ba21f41 100644
--- a/app/server/db/schema.ts
+++ b/app/server/db/schema.ts
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ export const backupSchedulesTable = sqliteTable("backup_schedules_table", {
 	customResticParams: text("custom_restic_params", { mode: "json" }).$type<string[]>().default([]),
 	sortOrder: int("sort_order", { mode: "number" }).notNull().default(0),
 	failureRetryCount: int("failure_retry_count").notNull().default(0),
-	maxRetries: int("max_retries").notNull().default(3),
-	retryDelay: int("retry_delay").notNull().default(3600000),
+	maxRetries: int("max_retries").notNull().default(2),
+	retryDelay: int("retry_delay").notNull().default(900000),
 	createdAt: int("created_at", { mode: "number" })
 		.notNull()
 		.default(sql`(unixepoch() * 1000)`),