diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
index ccefe9c22..30b2b566a 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ defaultAgentConfig =
       connDeleteDeliveryTimeout = 2 * nominalDay,
       helloTimeout = 2 * nominalDay,
       quotaExceededTimeout = 7 * nominalDay,
-      persistErrorInterval = 10, -- seconds
+      persistErrorInterval = 3, -- seconds
       initialCleanupDelay = 30 * 1000000, -- 30 seconds
       cleanupInterval = 30 * 60 * 1000000, -- 30 minutes
       cleanupStepInterval = 200000, -- 200ms