diff --git a/snow/engine/common/bootstrapper.go b/snow/engine/common/bootstrapper.go
index 8c9c745..f1f58db 100644
--- a/snow/engine/common/bootstrapper.go
+++ b/snow/engine/common/bootstrapper.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	// MaxTimeFetchingAncestors is the maximum amount of time to spend fetching vertices during a call to GetAncestors
-	MaxTimeFetchingAncestors = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	MaxTimeFetchingAncestors = 50 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 // Bootstrapper implements the Engine interface.