diff --git a/app/config/signal.js b/app/config/signal.js
index 8f84385e007a34b598a559f9b69618f50ba72f75..87bfcf40fd5abb17f2342f5fecae3fe4f9d19ac5 100644
--- a/app/config/signal.js
+++ b/app/config/signal.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const defaults = {
   broadcastSpacing: 100, // 100 millis
   defaultMessageExpiryTime: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7, // 1 week
   expiryUpdateDelay: 200, // 200 millis
-  healtcheckInterval: 1000 * 60 * 15, // 15 min
-  healthcheckTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 15, // 15 min
+  healtcheckInterval: 1000 * 60 * 5, // 5 min
+  healthcheckTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 5, // 5 min
   healtcheckSpacing: 100, // 100 millis
   intervalBetweenRegistrationBatches: 120000, // 2 minutes
   intervalBetweenRegistrations: 2000, // 2 seconds