diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index 1576a90a2c6..80c226f5e02 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromKeys(predicateKeys, priorityKeys util.StringSe
 	podBackoff := podBackoff{
 		perPodBackoff: map[string]*backoffEntry{},
 		clock:         realClock{},
+
+		defaultDuration: 1 * time.Second,
+		maxDuration:     60 * time.Second,
 	}
 
 	return &scheduler.Config{
@@ -245,9 +248,11 @@ type backoffEntry struct {
 }
 
 type podBackoff struct {
-	perPodBackoff map[string]*backoffEntry
-	lock          sync.Mutex
-	clock         clock
+	perPodBackoff   map[string]*backoffEntry
+	lock            sync.Mutex
+	clock           clock
+	defaultDuration time.Duration
+	maxDuration     time.Duration
 }
 
 func (p *podBackoff) getEntry(podID string) *backoffEntry {
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ func (p *podBackoff) getEntry(podID string) *backoffEntry {
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	entry, ok := p.perPodBackoff[podID]
 	if !ok {
-		entry = &backoffEntry{backoff: 1 * time.Second}
+		entry = &backoffEntry{backoff: p.defaultDuration}
 		p.perPodBackoff[podID] = entry
 	}
 	entry.lastUpdate = p.clock.Now()
@@ -266,8 +271,8 @@ func (p *podBackoff) getBackoff(podID string) time.Duration {
 	entry := p.getEntry(podID)
 	duration := entry.backoff
 	entry.backoff *= 2
-	if entry.backoff > 60*time.Second {
-		entry.backoff = 60 * time.Second
+	if entry.backoff > p.maxDuration {
+		entry.backoff = p.maxDuration
 	}
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Backing off %s for pod %s", duration.String(), podID)
 	return duration
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ func (p *podBackoff) gc() {
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	now := p.clock.Now()
 	for podID, entry := range p.perPodBackoff {
-		if now.Sub(entry.lastUpdate) > 60*time.Second {
+		if now.Sub(entry.lastUpdate) > p.maxDuration {
 			delete(p.perPodBackoff, podID)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index 6e3d30d75b5..8e9b7c1ecd9 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	factory := NewConfigFactory(client.NewOrDie(&client.Config{Host: server.URL, Version: testapi.Version()}))
 	queue := cache.NewFIFO()
 	podBackoff := podBackoff{
-		perPodBackoff: map[string]*backoffEntry{},
-		clock:         &fakeClock{},
+		perPodBackoff:   map[string]*backoffEntry{},
+		clock:           &fakeClock{},
+		defaultDuration: 1 * time.Millisecond,
+		maxDuration:     1 * time.Second,
 	}
 	errFunc := factory.makeDefaultErrorFunc(&podBackoff, queue)
 
@@ -203,8 +205,10 @@ func TestBind(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	clock := fakeClock{}
 	backoff := podBackoff{
-		perPodBackoff: map[string]*backoffEntry{},
-		clock:         &clock,
+		perPodBackoff:   map[string]*backoffEntry{},
+		clock:           &clock,
+		defaultDuration: 1 * time.Second,
+		maxDuration:     60 * time.Second,
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {