diff --git a/src/Services/MessagingService.cs b/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
index fafb220..654bc17 100644
--- a/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public class MessagingService
             Viking? msgAuthor = ctx.Vikings.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Id == message.VikingId) ?? new Viking();
 
             if(message.IsDeleted && !showDeletedMessages) { ctx.Messages.Remove(message); continue; }
-            if(DateTime.Compare(now, message.CreatedAt.AddMinutes(30)) > 0 && !showOldMessages)  { message.IsNew = false; continue; } // sometimes clients won't set IsNew flag when updating messages, so do not add messages more than 30 minutes old to response
+            if(DateTime.Compare(now, message.CreatedAt.AddMinutes(5)) > 0 && !showOldMessages)  { message.IsNew = false; continue; } // sometimes clients won't set IsNew flag when updating messages, so do not add messages more than 30 minutes old to response
             if(!message.IsNew && !showOldMessages) continue;
 
             MessageInfo messageInfo = new MessageInfo