diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
index e045c5cb..4e2f6cb3 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd.ts
@@ -814,10 +814,10 @@ function collectSentinelObservedStatus(state: SentinelCicdState, timeoutSeconds:
 
 function waitForSentinelObservedStatus(state: SentinelCicdState, timeoutSeconds: number, expectation?: SentinelObservedExpectation): SentinelObservedStatus {
   const startedAt = Date.now();
-  const timeoutMs = Math.max(5_000, Math.min(timeoutSeconds * 1000, controlPlaneWaitWarningSeconds(state) * 1000));
+  const timeoutMs = Math.max(1_000, Math.min(timeoutSeconds * 1000, controlPlaneWaitWarningSeconds(state) * 1000));
   let observed = collectSentinelObservedStatus(state, timeoutSeconds, expectation);
   while (!sentinelObservedReady(observed) && Date.now() - startedAt < timeoutMs) {
-    runCommand(["sleep", "5"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 6_000 });
+    runCommand(["sleep", "2"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 3_000 });
     observed = collectSentinelObservedStatus(state, timeoutSeconds, expectation);
   }
   return observed;
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ function runSentinelSourceMirrorSyncJob(state: SentinelCicdState, timeoutSeconds
       slowWarningSent = true;
       sentinelProgressEvent("sentinel.source-mirror.warning", { warning: `source mirror sync exceeded configured ${Math.round(warningBudgetMs / 1000)}s timing budget; non-blocking timing alert`, jobName, elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt, node: state.spec.nodeId, lane: state.spec.lane });
     }
-    runCommand(["sleep", "5"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 6_000 });
+    runCommand(["sleep", "2"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 3_000 });
   }
   return { ok: false, phase: "job-timeout", jobName, payload: { ok: false, status: "timeout", valuesRedacted: true }, polls, elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt, probe: lastProbe, valuesRedacted: true };
 }
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ function runSentinelPublishJob(state: SentinelCicdState, publishGitops: boolean,
       slowWarningSent = true;
       sentinelProgressEvent("sentinel.publish.warning", { warning: `remote publish job exceeded configured ${Math.round(warningBudgetMs / 1000)}s timing budget; non-blocking timing alert`, jobName, elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt, node: state.spec.nodeId, lane: state.spec.lane });
     }
-    runCommand(["sleep", "5"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 6_000 });
+    runCommand(["sleep", "2"], repoRoot, { timeoutMs: 3_000 });
   }
   return { ok: false, phase: "job-timeout", jobName, payload: { ok: false, status: "timeout", valuesRedacted: true }, polls, elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt, probe: lastProbe, valuesRedacted: true };
 }