diff --git a/snuba/query/allocation_policies/bytes_scanned_rejecting_policy.py b/snuba/query/allocation_policies/bytes_scanned_rejecting_policy.py
index fe19772cf3b..7f46d40958e 100644
--- a/snuba/query/allocation_policies/bytes_scanned_rejecting_policy.py
+++ b/snuba/query/allocation_policies/bytes_scanned_rejecting_policy.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 PETABYTE = 10**12
 DEFAULT_BYTES_SCANNED_LIMIT = int(1.28 * PETABYTE)
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PENALIZATION = DEFAULT_BYTES_SCANNED_LIMIT // 40
-DEFAULT_BYTES_THROTTLE_DIVIDER = 1
-DEFAULT_THREADS_THROTTLE_DIVIDER = 1
+DEFAULT_BYTES_THROTTLE_DIVIDER = 2
+DEFAULT_THREADS_THROTTLE_DIVIDER = 2
 
 
 class BytesScannedRejectingPolicy(AllocationPolicy):