diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/chat.js b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/chat.js
index 2ede13183..01c8af08d 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/chat.js
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/chat.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var ChatBoxUI = Class.extend({
     maxMessageCount:500,
     talkBoxHeight:25,
 
-    chatUpdateInterval:100,
+    chatUpdateInterval:1000,
 
     playerListener:null,
     hiddenClasses:null,
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/gameAnimations.js b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/gameAnimations.js
index db8fd381c..1b7517d76 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/gameAnimations.js
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web/src/main/webapp/js/gemp-015/gameAnimations.js
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ var GameAnimations = Class.extend({
                 setTimeout(
                     function () {
                         that.game.updateGameState();
-                    }, 100);
+                    }, 1000);
 
                 if (!animate)
                     that.game.layoutUI(false);