diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index f31a819e5..10bc2b72d 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 	resizeJobActionAdd    = "ADD"
 	resizeJobActionRemove = "REMOVE"
 
-	defaultConfirmDownRetries = 120
+	defaultConfirmDownRetries = 10
 	defaultConfirmDownSleep   = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
diff --git a/tournament.sh b/tournament.sh
index 2b2a559f8..31c3d42c3 100755
--- a/tournament.sh
+++ b/tournament.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 for i in rbf lmdb roaring rbf_lmdb rbf_roaring lmdb_rbf lmdb_roaring roaring_rbf roaring_lmdb ; do
    echo "$(date) starting ${i}, output to tourna.log.${i}"
    echo "***=== ${i} ====================*** $(date)" &> tourna.log.${i}
-   PILOSA_TXSRC=${i}  make testv-race &>> tourna.log.${i}
+   PILOSA_TXSRC=${i}  make testv-race 2>&1 > tourna.log.${i}
 done
+