diff --git a/client/rpcproxy/rpcproxy.go b/client/rpcproxy/rpcproxy.go
index eeb901c5d..d3af5ada3 100644
--- a/client/rpcproxy/rpcproxy.go
+++ b/client/rpcproxy/rpcproxy.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 
 	// clientRPCMinReuseDuration controls the minimum amount of time RPC
 	// queries are sent over an established connection to a single server
-	clientRPCMinReuseDuration = 120 * time.Second
+	clientRPCMinReuseDuration = 600 * time.Second
 
 	// Limit the number of new connections a server receives per second
 	// for connection rebalancing.  This limit caps the load caused by