diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
index e42bd8e..86b1e28 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         next_attempt: "{{ (requeue_attempt | int) + 1 }}"
 
     # --- Requeue control: only 3 attempts, 300s apart ---
-    - name: "NB preflight | Publish delayed requeue (300s) if needed"
+    - name: "NB preflight | Publish delayed requeue (300s (10s)) if needed"
       when:
         - nb_script.stat.exists
         - (cloud_bad | default(false)) or (nb_ip_changed | default(false))
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
         body:
           properties:
             content_type: "application/json"
-            headers: { x-delay: 300000 }
+            headers: { x-delay: 10000 }
           routing_key: "deviceconfig"
           payload: "{{ {
             'inscope_device': (ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname)),