diff --git a/charts/k8s-monitoring-test/values.yaml b/charts/k8s-monitoring-test/values.yaml
index 91923fb4f0..80c16c9a97 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-monitoring-test/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-monitoring-test/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tests: []
 
 # -- Initial delay, in seconds, before starting the first test run.
 # @section -- Test settings
-initialDelay: 10
+initialDelay: 0
 
 # -- Number of times to retry the test on failure.
 # @section -- Test settings
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ attempts: 10
 
 # -- Delay, in seconds, between test runs.
 # @section -- Test settings
-delay: 60
+delay: 30
 
 pod:
   # -- nodeSelector to apply to the test runner pods.