diff --git a/chat.go b/chat.go
index cf3482c..638460e 100644
--- a/chat.go
+++ b/chat.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func HandleChat(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	debug("handling request")
 
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 
 		for {
 			select {
diff --git a/env.go b/env.go
index 1029a7c..4cd0f1b 100644
--- a/env.go
+++ b/env.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var env = Environment{
 	Settings: EnvSettings{
 		CleanContent:    true,
 		ImageGeneration: true,
-		Timeout:         300,
+		Timeout:         1200,
 	},
 }