diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureService.java
index d29db2820b8b4..280381a7b6109 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureService.java
@@ -108,13 +108,9 @@ public boolean isSegmentsUploadBackpressureEnabled() {
      */
     public void validateSegmentsUploadLag(ShardId shardId) {
         RemoteRefreshSegmentTracker remoteRefreshSegmentTracker = getRemoteRefreshSegmentTracker(shardId);
-        // This will be null for non-remote backed indexes
-        if (remoteRefreshSegmentTracker == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // Check if refresh checkpoint (a.k.a. seq number) lag is 2 or below - this is to handle segment merges that can
-        // increase the bytes to upload almost suddenly.
-        if (remoteRefreshSegmentTracker.getRefreshSeqNoLag() <= 1) {
+        // condition 1 - This will be null for non-remote backed indexes
+        // condition 2 - This will be zero if the remote store is
+        if (remoteRefreshSegmentTracker == null || remoteRefreshSegmentTracker.getRefreshSeqNoLag() == 0) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -189,6 +185,9 @@ private BytesLagValidator(RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings pressureSettings)
 
         @Override
         public boolean validate(RemoteRefreshSegmentTracker pressureTracker, ShardId shardId) {
+            if (pressureTracker.getRefreshSeqNoLag() <= 1) {
+                return true;
+            }
             if (pressureTracker.isUploadBytesAverageReady() == false) {
                 logger.trace("upload bytes moving average is not ready");
                 return true;
@@ -232,6 +231,9 @@ private TimeLagValidator(RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings pressureSettings)
 
         @Override
         public boolean validate(RemoteRefreshSegmentTracker pressureTracker, ShardId shardId) {
+            if (pressureTracker.getRefreshSeqNoLag() <= 1) {
+                return true;
+            }
             if (pressureTracker.isUploadTimeMsAverageReady() == false) {
                 logger.trace("upload time moving average is not ready");
                 return true;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings.java
index 3da21506d60e9..2a098b8f7a89b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 public class RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureSettings {
 
     private static class Defaults {
-        private static final double BYTES_LAG_VARIANCE_FACTOR = 2.0;
-        private static final double UPLOAD_TIME_LAG_VARIANCE_FACTOR = 2.0;
+        private static final double BYTES_LAG_VARIANCE_FACTOR = 10.0;
+        private static final double UPLOAD_TIME_LAG_VARIANCE_FACTOR = 10.0;
         private static final double VARIANCE_FACTOR_MIN_VALUE = 1.0;
         private static final int MIN_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES_LIMIT = 5;
         private static final int MIN_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES_LIMIT_MIN_VALUE = 1;
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureServiceTests.java
index 920607ffc8b16..1bab4bbfd9d31 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteRefreshSegmentPressureServiceTests.java
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ public void testValidateSegmentUploadLag() {
         });
         double avg = (double) sum.get() / 20;
         long currentMs = System.nanoTime() / 1_000_000;
-        pressureTracker.updateLocalRefreshTimeMs((long) (currentMs + 4 * avg));
+        pressureTracker.updateLocalRefreshTimeMs((long) (currentMs + 12 * avg));
         pressureTracker.updateRemoteRefreshTimeMs(currentMs);
         Exception e = assertThrows(OpenSearchRejectedExecutionException.class, () -> pressureService.validateSegmentsUploadLag(shardId));
         assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("due to remote segments lagging behind local segments"));
-        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("time_lag:38 ms dynamic_time_lag_threshold:19.0 ms"));
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("time_lag:114 ms dynamic_time_lag_threshold:95.0 ms"));
 
         pressureTracker.updateRemoteRefreshTimeMs((long) (currentMs + 2 * avg));
         pressureService.validateSegmentsUploadLag(shardId);
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ public void testValidateSegmentUploadLag() {
         });
         avg = (double) sum.get() / 20;
         Map<String, Long> nameSizeMap = new HashMap<>();
-        nameSizeMap.put("a", (long) (4 * avg));
+        nameSizeMap.put("a", (long) (12 * avg));
         pressureTracker.setLatestLocalFileNameLengthMap(nameSizeMap);
         e = assertThrows(OpenSearchRejectedExecutionException.class, () -> pressureService.validateSegmentsUploadLag(shardId));
         assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("due to remote segments lagging behind local segments"));
-        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("bytes_lag:38 dynamic_bytes_lag_threshold:19.0"));
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("bytes_lag:114 dynamic_bytes_lag_threshold:95.0"));
 
         nameSizeMap.put("a", (long) (2 * avg));
         pressureTracker.setLatestLocalFileNameLengthMap(nameSizeMap);