diff --git a/gateway/src/config/mod.rs b/gateway/src/config/mod.rs
index bb53898960b..adab45a2146 100644
--- a/gateway/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_SERVER: &str = "https://directory.nymtech.net";
 
 // 'DEBUG'
 // where applicable, the below are defined in milliseconds
-const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1500; // 1.5s
+const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 10_000; // 10s
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_INITIAL_BACKOFF: u64 = 10_000; // 10s
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_MAXIMUM_BACKOFF: u64 = 300_000; // 5min
 const DEFAULT_INITIAL_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: u64 = 1_500; // 1.5s
diff --git a/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
index f3f32098246..cb6faf2094a 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_SERVER: &str = "https://directory.nymtech.net";
 
 // 'DEBUG'
 // where applicable, the below are defined in milliseconds
-const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1500;
-const DEFAULT_METRICS_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 1000;
+const DEFAULT_PRESENCE_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 10_000; // 10s
+const DEFAULT_METRICS_SENDING_DELAY: u64 = 5_000; // 5s
 const DEFAULT_METRICS_RUNNING_STATS_LOGGING_DELAY: u64 = 60_000; // 1min
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_INITIAL_BACKOFF: u64 = 10_000; // 10s
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_MAXIMUM_BACKOFF: u64 = 300_000; // 5min