diff --git a/scripts/ci/locustfile.py b/scripts/ci/locustfile.py
index 14d6cb851..7fe74d8de 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/locustfile.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/locustfile.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ class OSRMTasks(TaskSet):
 
 class OSRMUser(HttpUser):
     tasks = [OSRMTasks]
-    wait_time = between(0.1, 1)
+    wait_time = between(0.05, 0.5)