diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/const.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/const.ts
index 6ce100d11e..353dedbaa5 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/const.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/const.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-export const ACTIVE_POLL_INTERVAL = 1e3
-export const BACKGROUND_POLL_INTERVAL = 5e3
+export const ACTIVE_POLL_INTERVAL = 1.5e3
+export const BACKGROUND_POLL_INTERVAL = 20e3
 export const INACTIVE_TIMEOUT = 60e3 * 5
 
 export const NETWORK_FAILURE_STATUSES = [