diff --git a/services/crypto/monerod/deployment.yaml b/services/crypto/monerod/deployment.yaml
index 7c24efcee..944107eeb 100644
--- a/services/crypto/monerod/deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/crypto/monerod/deployment.yaml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spec:
           - name: MONEROD_LOG_FILE
             value: /tmp/monerod.log
           - name: MONEROD_STATUS_RPC_TIMEOUT_SEC
-            value: "1.25"
+            value: "0.5"
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
diff --git a/services/crypto/monerod/status-proxy-configmap.yaml b/services/crypto/monerod/status-proxy-configmap.yaml
index ea6ce3dcd..206f8f310 100644
--- a/services/crypto/monerod/status-proxy-configmap.yaml
+++ b/services/crypto/monerod/status-proxy-configmap.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ data:
 
     LOG_FILE = os.environ.get("MONEROD_LOG_FILE", "/tmp/monerod.log")
     LISTEN_PORT = int(os.environ.get("MONEROD_STATUS_PORT", "18084"))
-    RPC_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.environ.get("MONEROD_STATUS_RPC_TIMEOUT_SEC", "1.25"))
+    RPC_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.environ.get("MONEROD_STATUS_RPC_TIMEOUT_SEC", "0.5"))
     RPC_URL = os.environ.get("MONEROD_RPC_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:18081/get_info")
 
     SYNC_RE = re.compile(r"Synced\s+(\d+)/(\d+).*?(\d+)\s+left")