diff --git a/agkyra/syncer/pithos_client.py b/agkyra/syncer/pithos_client.py
index 9e4a8a5f796f2d1d04c81d1bc914502af6247ea4..4764d50e594014af1b1d0346d5c824dc41b866af 100644
--- a/agkyra/syncer/pithos_client.py
+++ b/agkyra/syncer/pithos_client.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def heartbeat_event(settings, heartbeat, objname):
     event = threading.Event()
-    max_interval = settings.action_max_wait / 2.0
+    max_interval = settings.action_max_wait / 4.0
 
     def set_log():
         with heartbeat.lock() as hb: