diff --git a/obs.el b/obs.el
index 1539b5b..561b49e 100644
--- a/obs.el
+++ b/obs.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 (require 'json)
 (require 'uuidgen)
 
-(defcustom obs/pause-delay 0.5
+(defcustom obs/pause-delay 0.3
   "Allow idle for this ammount of seconds before pausing obs")
 
 (defvar obs/ws nil)