diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/CoarseMesosSchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/CoarseMesosSchedulerBackend.scala
index b037a4966ced0..82f652dae0378 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/CoarseMesosSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/CoarseMesosSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ private[spark] class CoarseMesosSchedulerBackend(
    */
   override def resourceOffers(d: SchedulerDriver, offers: JList[Offer]) {
     synchronized {
-      val filters = Filters.newBuilder().setRefuseSeconds(-1).build()
+      val filters = Filters.newBuilder().setRefuseSeconds(5).build()
 
       for (offer <- offers) {
         val slaveId = offer.getSlaveId.toString