diff --git a/lib/take2/configuration.rb b/lib/take2/configuration.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/take2/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/take2/configuration.rb
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ module Take2
       ].freeze
       @retry_proc = proc {}
       @retry_condition_proc = proc { false }
-      @time_to_sleep = 3
-      @start = @time_to_sleep # TODO: Soft deprecate time to sleep
-      @backoff_setup = { type: :constant, start: @start }
+      @time_to_sleep = 0 # TODO: Soft deprecate time to sleep
+      @backoff_setup = { type: :constant, start: 3 }
       @backoff_intervals = Backoff.new(*@backoff_setup.values).intervals
       # Overwriting the defaults
       validate_options(options, &setter)
diff --git a/spec/take2/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/take2/configuration_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/take2/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/take2/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RSpec.describe(Take2::Configuration) do
     end
 
     it 'has correct default value for time_to_sleep' do
-      expect(default.time_to_sleep).to(eql(3))
+      expect(default.time_to_sleep).to(eql(0))
     end
 
     it 'has correct default value for backoff_intervals' do
support time to sleep only if set manually