diff --git a/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
index dd9b1f0e76bd..22ea4427cf4c 100644
--- a/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
@@ -3330,6 +3330,8 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(THiveTest) {
         const ui64 testerTablet = MakeTabletID(false, 1);
         CreateTestBootstrapper(runtime, CreateTestTabletInfo(hiveTablet, TTabletTypes::Hive), &CreateDefaultHive);
 
+        auto syncReassign = runtime.AddObserver<TEvHive::TEvReassignTablet>([] (auto&& ev) { ev->Get()->Record.SetAsync(false); });
+
         TTabletTypes::EType tabletType = TTabletTypes::Dummy;
         TVector<ui64> tablets;
         for (ui64 i = 0; i < NUM_TABLETS; ++i) {
@@ -8991,6 +8993,11 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TStorageBalanceTest) {
                         OnBootTablet(info);
                         return TTestActorRuntime::EEventAction::PROCESS;
                     }
+                    case TEvHive::EvReassignTablet: {
+                        auto& record = ev->Get<TEvHive::TEvReassignTablet>()->Record;
+                        record.SetAsync(false);
+                        return TTestActorRuntime::EEventAction::PROCESS;
+                    }
                 }
                 return TTestActorRuntime::EEventAction::PROCESS;
             };
diff --git a/ydb/core/mind/hive/storage_balancer.cpp b/ydb/core/mind/hive/storage_balancer.cpp
index 0687c7cad1a2..db9a75be88f3 100644
--- a/ydb/core/mind/hive/storage_balancer.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/mind/hive/storage_balancer.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class THiveStorageBalancer : public NActors::TActorBootstrapped<THiveStorageBala
             if (!ev) {
                 ev = std::make_unique<TEvHive::TEvReassignTablet>(channel.TabletId);
                 ev->Record.SetReassignReason(NKikimrHive::TEvReassignTablet::HIVE_REASSIGN_REASON_BALANCE);
+                ev->Record.SetAsync(true);
             }
             ev->Record.AddChannels(channel.ChannelId);
         }
diff --git a/ydb/core/protos/config.proto b/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
index 9328a525f161..d820a7a17766 100644
--- a/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
+++ b/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
@@ -2268,10 +2268,10 @@ message THiveConfig {
     reserved 66;
     optional double ObjectImbalanceToBalance = 67 [default = 0.02];
     optional EHiveChannelBalanceStrategy ChannelBalanceStrategy = 68 [default = HIVE_CHANNEL_BALANCE_STRATEGY_WEIGHTED_RANDOM];
-    optional uint64 MaxChannelHistorySize = 69 [default = 200];
+    optional uint64 MaxChannelHistorySize = 69 [default = 10];
     optional uint64 StorageInfoRefreshFrequency = 70 [default = 600000]; // send a query to BSC every x milliseconds
-    optional double MinStorageScatterToBalance = 71 [default = 999]; // storage balancer trigger is disabled by default
-    optional double MinGroupUsageToBalance = 72 [default = 0.1];
+    optional double MinStorageScatterToBalance = 71 [default = 0.5]; // storage balancer trigger threshold (enabled by default)
+    optional double MinGroupUsageToBalance = 72 [default = 0.05];
     optional uint64 StorageBalancerInflight = 73 [default = 1];
     optional bool EnableDestroyOperations = 74 [default = false];
     optional double NodeUsageRangeToKick = 75 [default = 0.2];