diff --git a/src/_zkapauthorizer/controller.py b/src/_zkapauthorizer/controller.py
index 3b0511c914144a70506a738097c9bdd36d2c16fd..7a3963d29002b986cb889fb5076b9de0a9eb3404 100644
--- a/src/_zkapauthorizer/controller.py
+++ b/src/_zkapauthorizer/controller.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ from .model import (
     Error as model_Error,
 )
 
-RETRY_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=3)
+RETRY_INTERVAL = timedelta(seconds=10)
 
 class AlreadySpent(Exception):
     """