diff --git a/opensrp-chw/build.gradle b/opensrp-chw/build.gradle
index cf9be0ea7f..75faa842fd 100644
--- a/opensrp-chw/build.gradle
+++ b/opensrp-chw/build.gradle
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ android {
             buildConfigField "String[]", "ALLOWED_LOCATION_LEVELS", '{"National", "Regional" , "District" , "Formation sanitaire", "Supervisor", "Village"}'
             buildConfigField "String", 'DEFAULT_LOCATION_DEBUG', '"Village"'
             buildConfigField "String", 'DEFAULT_LOCATION', '"Village"'
+            buildConfigField "int", "MAX_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT", '5'
+            buildConfigField "int", "MAX_READ_TIMEOUT", '5'
             buildConfigField "int", "DATABASE_VERSION", '21'
         }
         liberia {
diff --git a/opensrp-chw/src/main/java/org/smartregister/chw/sync/ChwSyncIntentService.java b/opensrp-chw/src/main/java/org/smartregister/chw/sync/ChwSyncIntentService.java
index 13ee30006b..923c1c4acb 100644
--- a/opensrp-chw/src/main/java/org/smartregister/chw/sync/ChwSyncIntentService.java
+++ b/opensrp-chw/src/main/java/org/smartregister/chw/sync/ChwSyncIntentService.java
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ public int getEventPullLimit() {
 
     @Override
     protected Integer getEventBatchSize(){
-        return 250;
-    }
+        return 180;
+    } // Should this be configurable?
 }