diff --git a/roles/base/files/syncHttpLogs.sh b/roles/base/files/syncHttpLogs.sh
index 50bd28d0b6..28cd2a220c 100644
--- a/roles/base/files/syncHttpLogs.sh
+++ b/roles/base/files/syncHttpLogs.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function syncHttpLogs {
 		        echo "${HOST}: Getting ${RSYNC_OUTPUT} and saving to ${DEST}"
 	        fi
             for i in 2 1 0; do
-                timeout 12h /usr/bin/rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS $HOST::log/httpd/$f ./$DEST &> /dev/null && break
+                timeout 2h /usr/bin/rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS $HOST::log/httpd/$f ./$DEST &> /dev/null && break
 	            if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 		            echo "rsync from $HOST for file $f failed, will repeat $i times"
 	            fi
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ syncHttpLogs proxy04.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 syncHttpLogs proxy05.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 syncHttpLogs proxy06.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 # syncHttpLogs proxy08.vpn.fedoraproject.org
-syncHttpLogs proxy09.vpn.fedoraproject.org
+# syncHttpLogs proxy09.vpn.fedoraproject.org # proxy09 is acting up
 syncHttpLogs proxy10.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 syncHttpLogs proxy11.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 syncHttpLogs proxy12.vpn.fedoraproject.org