diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra-ssl.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra-ssl.yaml
index 2479875b4..1dacdca89 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra-ssl.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra-ssl.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ hangingRepairTimeoutMins: 30
 storageType: cassandra
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
-enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
+activateQueryLogger: false
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ cassandra:
   clusterName: "test"
   contactPoints: ["127.0.0.1"]
   keyspace: reaper_db
+  loadBalancingPolicy:
+    type: tokenAware
+    shuffleReplicas: true
+    subPolicy:
+      type: dcAwareRoundRobin
+      localDC:
+      usedHostsPerRemoteDC: 0
+      allowRemoteDCsForLocalConsistencyLevel: false
   authProvider:
     type: plainText
     username: cassandra
diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra.yaml
index e0525c0af..6394ea6d2 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-cassandra.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ storageType: cassandra
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
 enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
 activateQueryLogger: false
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible
@@ -73,7 +74,14 @@ cassandra:
   clusterName: "test"
   contactPoints: ["127.0.0.1"]
   keyspace: reaper_db
-
+  loadBalancingPolicy:
+    type: tokenAware
+    shuffleReplicas: true
+    subPolicy:
+      type: dcAwareRoundRobin
+      localDC:
+      usedHostsPerRemoteDC: 0
+      allowRemoteDCsForLocalConsistencyLevel: false
 autoScheduling:
   enabled: false
   initialDelayPeriod: PT15S
diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-h2.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-h2.yaml
index 5e8e59084..64600b9bc 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-h2.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-h2.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ storageType: database
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
 enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible
diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-memory.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-memory.yaml
index 06f24cf03..729bb8be1 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-memory.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-memory.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ storageType: memory
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
 enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible
diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-postgres.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-postgres.yaml
index ddd52935b..6ba3e4e0c 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-postgres.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper-postgres.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ storageType: database
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
 enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible
diff --git a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper.yaml b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper.yaml
index 335598377..9e3704ebb 100644
--- a/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper.yaml
+++ b/src/packaging/resource/cassandra-reaper.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ storageType: memory
 enableCrossOrigin: true
 incrementalRepair: false
 enableDynamicSeedList: true
-repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 30
+repairManagerSchedulingIntervalSeconds: 10
+activateQueryLogger: false
+jmxConnectionTimeoutInSeconds: 5
 
 # datacenterAvailability has three possible values: ALL | LOCAL | EACH
 # the correct value to use depends on whether jmx ports to C* nodes in remote datacenters are accessible