diff --git a/test/launcher/network/index.ts b/test/launcher/network/index.ts
index 18e8c3ea..98d54e48 100644
--- a/test/launcher/network/index.ts
+++ b/test/launcher/network/index.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export const launchNetwork = async (
       {
         kurtosisEnclaveName: kurtosisEnclaveName,
         blockscout: options.blockscout ?? false,
-        slotTime: options.slotTime || 2,
+        slotTime: options.slotTime || 1,
         kurtosisNetworkArgs: options.kurtosisNetworkArgs,
         injectContracts
       },
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 8704738d..a1ab1c16 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "start:e2e:verified": "bun cli launch --verified --blockscout --deploy-contracts --setup-validators --update-validator-set --fund-validators",
     "start:e2e:verified:relayers": "bun cli launch --verified --blockscout --deploy-contracts --setup-validators --update-validator-set --fund-validators --relayer --datahaven",
     "start:e2e:local": "LOG_LEVEL=debug bun start:e2e:ci --bd",
-    "start:e2e:ci": "bun cli launch --datahaven --no-build-datahaven --launch-kurtosis --deploy-contracts --fund-validators --setup-validators --update-validator-set --set-parameters --relayer --clean-network --slot-time 2",
+    "start:e2e:ci": "bun cli launch --datahaven --no-build-datahaven --launch-kurtosis --deploy-contracts --fund-validators --setup-validators --update-validator-set --set-parameters --relayer --clean-network --slot-time 1",
     "start:e2e:minrelayer": "bun cli launch --relayer --deploy-contracts --no-setup-validators --no-update-validator-set --no-fund-validators --datahaven",
     "stop:docker:datahaven": "docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq --filter name='^datahaven-') 2>/dev/null || true; docker network rm datahaven-net || true",
     "stop:docker:relayer": "docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq --filter name='^snowbridge-') 2>/dev/null || true",
diff --git a/test/suites/native-token-transfer.test.ts b/test/suites/native-token-transfer.test.ts
index 21afa225..e8b0017a 100644
--- a/test/suites/native-token-transfer.test.ts
+++ b/test/suites/native-token-transfer.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class NativeTokenTransferTestSuite extends BaseTestSuite {
     super({
       suiteName: "native-token-transfer",
       networkOptions: {
-        slotTime: 2
+        slotTime: 1
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/suites/validator-set-update.test.ts b/test/suites/validator-set-update.test.ts
index ebdfa8e6..f2ca6267 100644
--- a/test/suites/validator-set-update.test.ts
+++ b/test/suites/validator-set-update.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ValidatorSetUpdateTestSuite extends BaseTestSuite {
     super({
       suiteName: "validator-set-update",
       networkOptions: {
-        slotTime: 2,
+        slotTime: 1,
         blockscout: false
       }
     });