diff --git a/ethermess-backend.c b/ethermess-backend.c
index b608f57..0711a85 100644
--- a/ethermess-backend.c
+++ b/ethermess-backend.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define EM_PROTOCOL_VERSION 0
 #define EM_MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH (1500 - 2 - 2 - 2)
-#define EM_STATUS_BROADCAST_TIME (5 * 60 * 1000 + 1000 * random_byte() / 64)
+#define EM_STATUS_BROADCAST_TIME (60 * 1000 + 1000 * random_byte() / 64)
 #define EM_RETRANSMIT_TIME (1000 + random_byte() * 2)
 #define EM_MAX_RETRANSMIT 5
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ void eventloop(void) {
 		if (status_broadcast_wait_ms == 0) {
 			// The time has come to send the status broadcast
 			send_status(broadcast_mac);
-			// Do next one in about 5 minutes
+			// Do next one in about a minute
 			next_status_broadcast = ms_in_future(EM_STATUS_BROADCAST_TIME);
 		}
 
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	// Broadcast our status to the network to let them know we're here
 	send_status(broadcast_mac);
 
-	// Schedule next broadcast of our status about 5 min in the future
+	// Schedule next broadcast of our status about 1 min in the future
 	next_status_broadcast = ms_in_future(EM_STATUS_BROADCAST_TIME);
 
 	// Request status from everyone, so that we can get an idea of who is on the network