diff --git a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
index e04e79eea..0b419d948 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ etcd_events_peer_addresses: |-
 
 etcd_heartbeat_interval: "250"
 etcd_election_timeout: "5000"
-etcd_snapshot_count: "100000"
+etcd_snapshot_count: "10000"
 
 certificates_key_size: 2048
 certificates_duration: 36500