diff --git a/sdk/src/timing.rs b/sdk/src/timing.rs
index 50d6ac017..fd96966e8 100644
--- a/sdk/src/timing.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/timing.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
-pub const NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 100;
+pub const NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 10;
 
 // At 10 ticks/s, 8 ticks per slot implies that leader rotation and voting will happen
 // every 800 ms. A fast voting cadence ensures faster finality and convergence