diff --git a/pkg/spdk/types.go b/pkg/spdk/types.go
index a56ac937..047ab4ac 100644
--- a/pkg/spdk/types.go
+++ b/pkg/spdk/types.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const (
 	replicaCtrlrLossTimeoutSec  = 15
 	replicaReconnectDelaySec    = 2
 	replicaFastIOFailTimeoutSec = 10
-	replicaTransportAckTimeout  = 14
+	replicaTransportAckTimeout  = 12
 	replicaKeepAliveTimeoutMs   = 10000
 	replicaMultipath            = "disable"
 )