diff --git a/libcurl_http_fetcher.h b/libcurl_http_fetcher.h
index ff8589b..e87c678 100644
--- a/libcurl_http_fetcher.h
+++ b/libcurl_http_fetcher.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         download_length_(0),
         resume_offset_(0),
         retry_count_(0),
-        retry_seconds_(60),
+        retry_seconds_(20),
         no_network_retry_count_(0),
         no_network_max_retries_(0),
         idle_seconds_(1),