diff --git a/roles/baseline/defaults/main.yml b/roles/baseline/defaults/main.yml
index f24e047a..7f87225d 100644
--- a/roles/baseline/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/baseline/defaults/main.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ NFS_EFS_CLIENT_CONFIG:
       - noresvport
       - rsize=1048576
       - wsize=1048576
-      - hard
+      - soft
       - timeo=600
       - retrans=2
       - _netdev