diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 5948d217..74137898 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
   <script src="nodes.js?v=1774126708" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="traces.js?v=1774135052" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="analytics.js?v=1774126708" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
-  <script src="live.js?v=1774164970" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
+  <script src="live.js?v=1774165003" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="observers.js?v=1774290000" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="observer-detail.js?v=1774028201" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="node-analytics.js?v=1774126708" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
diff --git a/public/live.js b/public/live.js
index bcf6f18f..bb57559e 100644
--- a/public/live.js
+++ b/public/live.js
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@
 
     const matrixGreen = '#00ff41';
     const TRAIL_LEN = Math.min(6, bytes.length);
-    const DURATION_MS = 1400; // total hop duration
+    const DURATION_MS = 1000; // total hop duration
     const CHAR_INTERVAL = 0.06; // spawn a char every 6% of progress
     const charMarkers = [];
     let nextCharAt = CHAR_INTERVAL;