diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
index fb6963bf..08da945f 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const tryAndWait = async (promGen, shouldRetry = () => false) => {
     }
   }
 
-  return timeout10(
+  return timeout5(
     promGen(
       require('../../Mediator/index').getGun(),
       require('../../Mediator/index').getUser()