diff --git a/src/Cursors.test.ts b/src/Cursors.test.ts
index 1f0c8802..383f4ae8 100644
--- a/src/Cursors.test.ts
+++ b/src/Cursors.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Cursors', () => {
       vi.spyOn(channel.presence, 'get').mockImplementation(createPresenceCount(2));
       await cursors['onPresenceUpdate']();
       expect(batching.shouldSend).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(batching.batchTime).toEqual(25);
+      expect(batching.batchTime).toEqual(50);
     });
 
     it<CursorsTestContext>('batchTime is updated when multiple people are present', async ({
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Cursors', () => {
     }) => {
       vi.spyOn(channel.presence, 'get').mockImplementation(createPresenceCount(2));
       await cursors['onPresenceUpdate']();
-      expect(batching.batchTime).toEqual(25);
+      expect(batching.batchTime).toEqual(50);
     });
 
     describe('pushCursorPosition', () => {
diff --git a/src/Space.ts b/src/Space.ts
index e3a40fe0..d0d041fb 100644
--- a/src/Space.ts
+++ b/src/Space.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const SPACE_CHANNEL_TAG = '::$space';
 const SPACE_OPTIONS_DEFAULTS = {
   offlineTimeout: 120_000,
   cursors: {
-    outboundBatchInterval: 25,
+    outboundBatchInterval: 50,
     paginationLimit: 5,
   },
 };