diff --git a/kv/dist_sender.go b/kv/dist_sender.go
index aa1a6ac27396..04be92daa923 100644
--- a/kv/dist_sender.go
+++ b/kv/dist_sender.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 
 // Default constants for timeouts.
 const (
-	defaultSendNextTimeout = 10 * time.Second // for now; see #2500
+	defaultSendNextTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
 	defaultClientTimeout   = 10 * time.Second
 
 	// The default maximum number of ranges to return from a range