diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b44d52227f..4e51156cae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -581,12 +581,12 @@ some kind of maximum queue depth for pre-connection commands.
 
 ## client.retry_delay
 
-Current delay in milliseconds before a connection retry will be attempted. This starts at `250`.
+Current delay in milliseconds before a connection retry will be attempted. This starts at `200`.
 
 ## client.retry_backoff
 
 Multiplier for future retry timeouts. This should be larger than 1 to add more time between retries.
-Defaults to 1.7. The default initial connection retry is 250, so the second retry will be 425, followed by 723.5, etc.
+Defaults to 1.7. The default initial connection retry is 200, so the second retry will be 340, followed by 578, etc.
 
 ### Commands with Optional and Keyword arguments
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 28c88a53ab..cf6a862a21 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ RedisClient.prototype.install_stream_listeners = function() {
 RedisClient.prototype.initialize_retry_vars = function () {
     this.retry_timer = null;
     this.retry_totaltime = 0;
-    this.retry_delay = 150;
+    this.retry_delay = 200;
     this.retry_backoff = 1.7;
     this.attempts = 1;
 };