diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/mod.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/mod.rs
index 3032f271..882dcd45 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/mod.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/mod.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn serve(
 
     let response_cache: ResponseCache = CacheBuilder::new(response_cache_size as u64)
         .name("frontend_response")
-        .time_to_live(Duration::from_secs(1))
+        .time_to_live(Duration::from_millis(100))
         .build();
 
     // TODO: read config for if fastest/versus should be available publicly. default off
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
index 6ef5d8c5..e9d3dba9 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub async fn health(
     Extension(cache): Extension<Arc<ResponseCache>>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Web3ProxyError> {
     let (code, content_type, body) = timeout(
-        Duration::from_secs(3),
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
         cache.get_with(ResponseCacheKey::Health, async move { _health(app).await }),
     )
     .await?;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub async fn backups_needed(
     Extension(cache): Extension<Arc<ResponseCache>>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Web3ProxyError> {
     let (code, content_type, body) = timeout(
-        Duration::from_secs(3),
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
         cache.get_with(ResponseCacheKey::BackupsNeeded, async move {
             _backups_needed(app).await
         }),
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub async fn status(
     Extension(cache): Extension<Arc<ResponseCache>>,
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Web3ProxyError> {
     let (code, content_type, body) = timeout(
-        Duration::from_secs(3),
+        Duration::from_secs(1),
         cache.get_with(ResponseCacheKey::Status, async move { _status(app).await }),
     )
     .await?;