diff --git a/packages/flamenco-manager-go/src/flamenco-manager/flamenco-manager-example.yaml b/packages/flamenco-manager-go/src/flamenco-manager/flamenco-manager-example.yaml
index 6e16f43b87e20a2e13b5e422442fefafed6e4b94..7b4968d9a576c20559be7ef2fb343426d405da37 100644
--- a/packages/flamenco-manager-go/src/flamenco-manager/flamenco-manager-example.yaml
+++ b/packages/flamenco-manager-go/src/flamenco-manager/flamenco-manager-example.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tlskey: tls/privkey.pem
 tlscert: tls/cert.pem
 
 # How often the Manager should ask the Server for new tasks when the local queue is empty.
-download_task_sleep_seconds: 300
+download_task_sleep_seconds: 60
 
 # The number of seconds between rechecks when there are no more tasks for workers.
 # If set to 0, will not throttle at all.