diff --git a/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java b/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
index 5fe7c68..b1e810e 100644
--- a/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
+++ b/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ public class TransportClientHelper {
                 .put("cluster.name", settings.get("cluster.name", "elasticsearch"))
                 .put("path.home", settings.get("path.home", "."))
                 .put("processors", settings.getAsInt("processors", Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())) // for thread pool size
-                .put("client.transport.sniff", false) // do not sniff
-                .put("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", "1m") // do not ping
-                .put("client.transport.ping_timeout", "1m") // wait for unresponsive nodes a very long time before disconnect
+                .put("client.transport.sniff", false) // always disable sniff
+                .put("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", -1) // do not ping, default is 5 seconds
+                .put("client.transport.ping_timeout", -1) // disable ping unresponsive nodes, defauult is 5 seconds
                 .put("client.transport.ignore_cluster_name", true) // connect to any cluster
                 .build();
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a52e909..6e3a490 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = elx
-version = 2.2.1.21
+version = 2.2.1.22
 
 gradle.wrapper.version = 6.4.1
 xbib-metrics.version = 2.1.0