diff --git a/config/agent.in.yaml b/config/agent.in.yaml
index d3cf528..bf104e3 100644
--- a/config/agent.in.yaml
+++ b/config/agent.in.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ rabbitmq:
 cache_dir:              cache
 audio:
     # Silence prefix & suffix lengths (in seconds)
-    silence_prefix:     30
-    silence_suffix:     30
+    silence_prefix:     10
+    silence_suffix:     10
     
     bluetooth_mac:      "MAC_ADDRESS"