diff --git a/internal/controller/provisioner/templates.go b/internal/controller/provisioner/templates.go
index 78945d53f7..d52700ad2f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/provisioner/templates.go
+++ b/internal/controller/provisioner/templates.go
@@ -89,4 +89,13 @@ collector:
             "ngf":
                 receivers: ["host_metrics", "nginx_metrics"]
                 exporters: ["prometheus"]
-{{- end }}`
+{{- end }}
+data_plane_config:
+    nginx:
+        reload_backoff:
+            initial_interval: .5s
+            max_interval: 1.5s
+            max_elapsed_time: 3s
+            randomization_factor: 0.5
+            multiplier: 1.5
+`
diff --git a/tests/framework/timeout.go b/tests/framework/timeout.go
index 72e51ef190..394f9e351d 100644
--- a/tests/framework/timeout.go
+++ b/tests/framework/timeout.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func DefaultTimeoutConfig() TimeoutConfig {
 		DeleteNamespaceTimeout:  150 * time.Second,
 		GetTimeout:              10 * time.Second,
 		ManifestFetchTimeout:    10 * time.Second,
-		RequestTimeout:          30 * time.Second,
+		RequestTimeout:          10 * time.Second,
 		ContainerRestartTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		GetLeaderLeaseTimeout:   60 * time.Second,
 		GetStatusTimeout:        60 * time.Second,