diff --git a/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
index 1854419378..8fc051917b 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ const DEFAULT_LISTENING_PORT: u16 = 1789;
 
 // 'DEBUG'
 // where applicable, the below are defined in milliseconds
-const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 3000;
-const DEFAULT_METRICS_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 3000;
+const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1500;
+const DEFAULT_METRICS_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1000;
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_INITIAL_BACKOFF: u64 = 10_000; // 10s
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_MAXIMUM_BACKOFF: u64 = 300_000; // 5min
 
diff --git a/sfw-provider/src/config/mod.rs b/sfw-provider/src/config/mod.rs
index b9257e4f79..5be3ac631f 100644
--- a/sfw-provider/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/sfw-provider/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MIX_LISTENING_PORT: u16 = 1789;
 const DEFAULT_CLIENT_LISTENING_PORT: u16 = 9000;
 // 'DEBUG'
 // where applicable, the below are defined in milliseconds
-const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 3000;
+const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1500;
 
 const DEFAULT_STORED_MESSAGE_FILENAME_LENGTH: u16 = 16;
 const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RETRIEVAL_LIMIT: u16 = 5;