diff --git a/src/timeout/NServiceBus.Timeout.Hosting.Windows/TimeoutPersisterReceiver.cs b/src/timeout/NServiceBus.Timeout.Hosting.Windows/TimeoutPersisterReceiver.cs
index 793112f01ce..1ad8b50ae55 100644
--- a/src/timeout/NServiceBus.Timeout.Hosting.Windows/TimeoutPersisterReceiver.cs
+++ b/src/timeout/NServiceBus.Timeout.Hosting.Windows/TimeoutPersisterReceiver.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public TimeoutPersisterReceiver(IManageTimeouts timeoutsManager)
         {
             timeoutsManager.TimeoutPushed += TimeoutsManagerOnTimeoutPushed;
             
-            SecondsToSleepBetweenPolls = 5;
+            SecondsToSleepBetweenPolls = 1;
 
             workerThread = new Thread(Poll) { IsBackground = true };
         }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void Poll()
             {
                 if (nextRetrieval > DateTime.UtcNow)
                 {
-                    Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Min(Math.Max((nextRetrieval - DateTime.UtcNow).TotalSeconds, 0), SecondsToSleepBetweenPolls)));
+                    Thread.Sleep(SecondsToSleepBetweenPolls*1000);
                     continue;
                 }