diff --git a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
index e9ed727..205aa3d 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ levenshteinDistance(a, b) {
       const me = this;
     this.liveType = this.getAttribute("live-type") === "true";
     this.liveTypeInterval =
-      parseInt(this.getAttribute("live-type-interval")) || 3;
+      parseInt(this.getAttribute("live-type-interval")) || 6;
     this.channelUid = this.getAttribute("channel");
     
     app.rpc.getRecentUsers(this.channelUid).then(users=>{