diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
index 77530ff68e..d69f39e522 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class PgWorkspaceDocStorageAdapter extends DocStorageAdapter {
             {
               // keep it simple to let all update merged in one job
               jobId: `doc:merge-pending-updates:${workspaceId}:${docId}`,
-              delay: 30 * 1000 /* 30s */,
+              delay: 5 * 1000 /* 5s */,
               priority: 100,
             }
           );