diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/RSEFileStoreImpl.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/RSEFileStoreImpl.java
index b31301f698a..44d974810b1 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/RSEFileStoreImpl.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/RSEFileStoreImpl.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class RSEFileStoreImpl extends FileStore
 
 	// to help with with performance issues when eclipse makes excessing fetchInfo calls
 	private long _lastFetch = 0;
-	private int _fetchWaitThreshold = 5000;
+	private int _fetchWaitThreshold = 1000;
 	
 	//cached IRemoteFile object: an Object to avoid early class loading
 	private transient volatile IRemoteFile _remoteFile;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class RSEFileStoreImpl extends FileStore
 				_fetchWaitThreshold = Integer.parseInt(waitStr);
 			}
 			catch (Exception e){
-				_fetchWaitThreshold = 5000;
+				_fetchWaitThreshold = 1000;
 			}
 		}
 	}