diff --git a/clients/drcachesim/common/options.cpp b/clients/drcachesim/common/options.cpp
index e20c9af2acc..431563a16c4 100644
--- a/clients/drcachesim/common/options.cpp
+++ b/clients/drcachesim/common/options.cpp
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ droption_t<uint64_t> op_sched_migration_threshold_us(
     "last ran on a core before it can be migrated to another core.");
 
 droption_t<uint64_t> op_sched_rebalance_period_us(
-    DROPTION_SCOPE_ALL, "sched_rebalance_period_us", 1500000,
+    DROPTION_SCOPE_ALL, "sched_rebalance_period_us", 50000,
     "Period in microseconds at which core run queues are load-balanced",
     "The period in simulated microseconds at which per-core run queues are re-balanced "
     "to redistribute load.");
diff --git a/clients/drcachesim/scheduler/scheduler.h b/clients/drcachesim/scheduler/scheduler.h
index 8d26680a7dd..2c6753897bf 100644
--- a/clients/drcachesim/scheduler/scheduler.h
+++ b/clients/drcachesim/scheduler/scheduler.h
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ template <typename RecordType, typename ReaderType> class scheduler_tmpl_t {
          * #time_units_per_us to produce a value that is compared to the "cur_time"
          * parameter to next_record().
          */
-        uint64_t rebalance_period_us = 150000;
+        uint64_t rebalance_period_us = 50000;
     };
 
     /**