1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
index 82b31d24f1..7f975a8f16 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ class BackgroundUpdater:
 
     MINIMUM_BACKGROUND_BATCH_SIZE = 100
     DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_BATCH_SIZE = 100
-    BACKGROUND_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
-    BACKGROUND_UPDATE_DURATION_MS = 100
+    # temporarily increased to make stream_ordering go faster: rv 2021/06/29
+    BACKGROUND_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS = 10
+    BACKGROUND_UPDATE_DURATION_MS = 1000
 
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer", database: "DatabasePool"):
         self._clock = hs.get_clock()