diff --git a/app/dao/provider_details_dao.py b/app/dao/provider_details_dao.py
index eaccfdac15..ec8dbfed2d 100644
--- a/app/dao/provider_details_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/provider_details_dao.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def dao_adjust_provider_priority_back_to_resting_points():
     each towards their defined resting points (set in SMS_PROVIDER_RESTING_POINTS in config.py).
     """
     amount_to_reduce_by = 10
-    time_threshold = timedelta(hours=1)
+    time_threshold = timedelta(minutes=15)
 
     providers = _get_sms_providers_for_update(time_threshold)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_provider_details_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_provider_details_dao.py
index 3849f2d0d0..6be52aab6c 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_provider_details_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_provider_details_dao.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def test_adjust_provider_priority_back_to_resting_points_updates_all_providers(
 
     dao_adjust_provider_priority_back_to_resting_points()
 
-    mock_get_providers.assert_called_once_with(timedelta(hours=1))
+    mock_get_providers.assert_called_once_with(timedelta(minutes=15))
     mock_adjust.assert_any_call(mmg, new_mmg)
     mock_adjust.assert_any_call(firetext, new_firetext)