diff --git a/connectivity/service/src/main/resources/connectivity.conf b/connectivity/service/src/main/resources/connectivity.conf
index aa4be7f4e9..b9c1f1adba 100644
--- a/connectivity/service/src/main/resources/connectivity.conf
+++ b/connectivity/service/src/main/resources/connectivity.conf
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ ditto {
             # can be defined in this configuration section.
             kafka-clients {
               enable.auto.commit = true
-              fetch.max.wait.ms = 10000
+              fetch.max.wait.ms = 5000
               fetch.max.wait.ms = ${?KAFKA_CONSUMER_FETCH_MAX_WAIT_MS}
             }
           }