diff --git a/providers/dns/desec/desec.go b/providers/dns/desec/desec.go
index 1c88ad08..971c96d5 100644
--- a/providers/dns/desec/desec.go
+++ b/providers/dns/desec/desec.go
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		TTL:                env.GetOrDefaultInt(EnvTTL, defaultTTL),
-		PropagationTimeout: env.GetOrDefaultSecond(EnvPropagationTimeout, dns01.DefaultPropagationTimeout),
-		PollingInterval:    env.GetOrDefaultSecond(EnvPollingInterval, dns01.DefaultPollingInterval),
+		PropagationTimeout: env.GetOrDefaultSecond(EnvPropagationTimeout, 120*time.Second),
+		PollingInterval:    env.GetOrDefaultSecond(EnvPollingInterval, 4*time.Second),
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
 			Timeout: env.GetOrDefaultSecond(EnvHTTPTimeout, 30*time.Second),
 		},