diff --git a/link/docs/configuration.md b/link/docs/configuration.md
index 61fe322ea..dbdbf1465 100644
--- a/link/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/link/docs/configuration.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ chains:
 
 | Field                  | Type     | Description                                                                    |
 |------------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `dispatchPollInterval` | duration | How often the dispatcher polls storage for dispatchable packets. Defaults to 5s. |
+| `dispatchPollInterval` | duration | How often the dispatcher polls storage for dispatchable packets. Defaults to 1s. |
 | `chainOverrides`       | list     | Per-chain relaying overrides (see below).                                      |
 | `connections`          | list     | Bidirectional connections to actively relay (see below).                       |
 
diff --git a/link/internal/relay/dispatch/dispatcher.go b/link/internal/relay/dispatch/dispatcher.go
index 00c30ea51..b932cb4e5 100644
--- a/link/internal/relay/dispatch/dispatcher.go
+++ b/link/internal/relay/dispatch/dispatcher.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // DefaultPollInterval how often the dispatcher polls for dispatchable packets.
-const DefaultPollInterval = 5 * time.Second
+const DefaultPollInterval = 1 * time.Second
 
 // ErrTransferAlreadyInPipeline the transfer is already being relayed.
 var ErrTransferAlreadyInPipeline = errors.New("transfer already in pipeline")
diff --git a/link/internal/relay/pipeline/opts.go b/link/internal/relay/pipeline/opts.go
index 9c5bd1440..6685a4ef6 100644
--- a/link/internal/relay/pipeline/opts.go
+++ b/link/internal/relay/pipeline/opts.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // Batch defaults applied when a chain has no overrides.
 const (
 	DefaultBatchSize           = 50
-	DefaultBatchTimeout        = 10 * time.Second
+	DefaultBatchTimeout        = 3 * time.Second
 	DefaultTimeoutBatchTimeout = time.Minute
 )