diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.cpp
index 497d67bef1..cd250b71a9 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace AzPhysics
     namespace
     {
         const float TimestepMin = 0.001f; //1000fps
-        const float TimestepMax = 0.05f; //20fps
+        const float TimestepMax = 0.1f; //10fps
     }
 
     AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR_IMPL(SystemConfiguration, AZ::SystemAllocator, 0);
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.h b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.h
index 3de4dafd8c..0a00d627a7 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Configuration/SystemConfiguration.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace AzPhysics
 
         static constexpr float DefaultFixedTimestep = 0.0166667f; //! Value represents 1/60th or 60 FPS.
 
-        float m_maxTimestep = 1.f / 20.f; //!< Maximum fixed timestep in seconds to run the physics update.
+        float m_maxTimestep = 0.1f; //!< Maximum fixed timestep in seconds to run the physics update (10FPS).
         float m_fixedTimestep = DefaultFixedTimestep; //!< Timestep in seconds to run the physics update. See DefaultFixedTimestep.
 
         AZ::u64 m_raycastBufferSize = 32; //!< Maximum number of hits that will be returned from a raycast.