diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
index 74f9b35c9..3fa5e7ced 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void TokenQueue::doPoll(float dt)
 
 void TokenQueue::pollRequests()
 {
-	double pollPeriod = 0.5; // max poll period.
+	double pollPeriod = 0.1; // max poll period.
 
 	if (mRequests.empty())	{
 		return;