diff --git a/docker/test/stress/run.sh b/docker/test/stress/run.sh
index 04845f2a4d1..ed215bd4273 100755
--- a/docker/test/stress/run.sh
+++ b/docker/test/stress/run.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ function configure()
     # install test configs
     /usr/share/clickhouse-test/config/install.sh
 
+    # avoid too slow startup
+    sudo cat /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml | sed "s|<snapshot_distance>100000</snapshot_distance>|<snapshot_distance>10000</snapshot_distance>|" > /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml.tmp
+    sudo mv /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml.tmp /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml
+    sudo chown clickhouse /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml
+    sudo chgrp clickhouse /etc/clickhouse-server/config.d/keeper_port.xml
+
     # for clickhouse-server (via service)
     echo "ASAN_OPTIONS='malloc_context_size=10 verbosity=1 allocator_release_to_os_interval_ms=10000'" >> /etc/environment
     # for clickhouse-client
diff --git a/tests/config/config.d/keeper_port.xml b/tests/config/config.d/keeper_port.xml
index fc6f8240f1e..85d4bc0f04f 100644
--- a/tests/config/config.d/keeper_port.xml
+++ b/tests/config/config.d/keeper_port.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <startup_timeout>240000</startup_timeout>
             <!-- we want all logs for complex problems investigation -->
             <reserved_log_items>1000000000000000</reserved_log_items>
-            <snapshot_distance>10000</snapshot_distance>
+            <snapshot_distance>100000</snapshot_distance>
 
             <!-- For instant start in single node configuration -->
             <heart_beat_interval_ms>0</heart_beat_interval_ms>