diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3channels.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3channels.cc
index 7d96fcbbd..fb6f3dc86 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3channels.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3channels.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ RsChannels *rsChannels = NULL;
  * PUBPERIOD * 2^16 = max STORE PERIOD */
 #define CHANNEL_STOREPERIOD (30*24*3600)    /*  30 * 24 * 3600 - secs in a 30 day month */
 #define TEST_CHANNEL_STOREPERIOD (24*3600)   /* one day */
-#define CHANNEL_PUBPERIOD   600              /* 10 minutes ... (max = 455 days) */
+#define CHANNEL_PUBPERIOD   60             /* 1 minutes ... (max = 455 days) */
 #define MAX_AUTO_DL 1E9 /* auto download of attachment limit; 1 GIG */
 
 p3Channels::p3Channels(uint16_t type, CacheStrapper *cs,