diff --git a/backup/backup.go b/backup/backup.go
index 968892286ff2f5caf00e32db45021a5cab5c01ee..795ec2f9ab6a9141493c1e384a2e37cf6984a936 100644
--- a/backup/backup.go
+++ b/backup/backup.go
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ func initializeBackup(password string, updateBackupCb UpdateBackupFn,
 	rand.Close()
 
 	params := backup.DefaultParams()
-	params.Memory = 256 * 1024 // 256 MiB
+	params.Memory = 64 * 1024 // 64 MiB
 	params.Threads = 1
-	params.Time = 15
+	params.Time = 5
 	key := backup.DeriveKey(password, salt, params)
 
 	// Save key, salt, and parameters to storage