diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 406a5010203..4f517cc0831 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 	MempoolTypeFlood = "flood"
 	MempoolTypeNop   = "nop"
 
-	TimeoutProposeOverride = 1500 * time.Millisecond // 1.5 seconds
+	TimeoutProposeOverride = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
 // NOTE: Most of the structs & relevant comments + the