diff --git a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
index 143db95f7..a425af982 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Mempool {
           }
         }
 
-        if ((new Date().getTime()) - start > config.MEMPOOL_REFRESH_RATE_MS) {
+        if ((new Date().getTime()) - start > config.MEMPOOL_REFRESH_RATE_MS * 10) {
           break;
         }
       }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/websocket.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/websocket.service.ts
index b414added..8ff25f314 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/websocket.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/websocket.service.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class WebsocketService {
             if (this.latestGitCommit !== response['git-commit']) {
               setTimeout(() => {
                 window.location.reload();
-              }, Math.floor(Math.random() * 60000) + 1000);
+              }, Math.floor(Math.random() * 60000) + 60000);
             }
           }
         }