diff --git a/applications/simonyitel/values-base.yaml b/applications/simonyitel/values-base.yaml
index f48bcefd75..65c651046b 100644
--- a/applications/simonyitel/values-base.yaml
+++ b/applications/simonyitel/values-base.yaml
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ mtm1m3-sim:
   env:
     LSST_KAFKA_TLM_FLUSH_MS: 0
     LSST_KAFKA_CMDEVT_FLUSH_MS: 0
+    LSST_KAFKA_MAX_QUEUE_MSG: 200
+    LSST_KAFKA_MAX_QUEUE_MS: 100
   resources:
     limits:
       cpu: 1000m