diff --git a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
index 57af1988..5821aee1 100644
--- a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
+++ b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * First sync happens after 20 seconds
+   * subsequent syncs happen every 10 seconds
+   */
   startPlayInterval() {
     clearInterval(this.playInterval)
     let lastTick = Date.now()
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
       const exactTimeElapsed = ((Date.now() - lastTick) / 1000)
       lastTick = Date.now()
       this.listeningTimeSinceSync += exactTimeElapsed
-      const TimeToWaitBeforeSync = this.lastSyncTime > 0 ? 5 : 20
+      const TimeToWaitBeforeSync = this.lastSyncTime > 0 ? 10 : 20
       if (this.listeningTimeSinceSync >= TimeToWaitBeforeSync) {
         this.sendProgressSync(currentTime)
       }
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     }
     this.listeningTimeSinceSync = 0
     this.lastSyncTime = 0
-    return this.ctx.$axios.$post(`/api/session/${this.currentSessionId}/close`, syncData, { timeout: 1000 }).catch((error) => {
+    return this.ctx.$axios.$post(`/api/session/${this.currentSessionId}/close`, syncData, { timeout: 4000 }).catch((error) => {
       console.error('Failed to close session', error)
     })
   }
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     }
 
     this.listeningTimeSinceSync = 0
-    this.ctx.$axios.$post(`/api/session/${this.currentSessionId}/sync`, syncData, { timeout: 3000 }).then(() => {
+    this.ctx.$axios.$post(`/api/session/${this.currentSessionId}/sync`, syncData, { timeout: 6000 }).then(() => {
       this.failedProgressSyncs = 0
     }).catch((error) => {
       console.error('Failed to update session progress', error)