diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index 3f949491d..77b571136 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     "PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL": 600,
     "USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE": false,
     "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": [],
-    "EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY": 10,
-    "EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL": 60,
+    "EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY": 1,
+    "EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL": 0,
     "USER_AGENT": "mempool",
     "STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY": "debug"
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index ee28a7da8..e49da3dc9 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL': 600,
     'USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE': false,
     'EXTERNAL_ASSETS': [],
-    'EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY': 10,
-    'EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL': 60,
+    'EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY': 1,
+    'EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL': 0,
     'USER_AGENT': 'mempool',
     'STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY': 'debug',
   },
diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index a8beeae5f..bdfed68ae 100644
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ __MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT__=${MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT:=11000}
 __MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL__=${MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL:=600}
 __MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE__=${MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE:=false}
 __MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS:=[]}
-__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY:=10}
-__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL:=60}
+__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_MAX_RETRY:=1}
+__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_RETRY_INTERVAL:=0}
 __MEMPOOL_USER_AGENT__=${MEMPOOL_USER_AGENT:=mempool}
 __MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY__=${MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY:=info}