diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
index 40a8df8a3..ea6460b3f 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function shouldCollapseMessages(
     return false;
   }
 
-  const maxTimestampDelta = 1000 * 60; // 1 minute
+  const maxTimestampDelta = 1000 * 40; // 40 seconds
   const lastTimestamp = new Date(lastMessage?.timestamp).getTime();
   const thisTimestamp = new Date(message.timestamp).getTime();
   if (thisTimestamp - lastTimestamp > maxTimestampDelta) {
diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatUserMessage/ChatUserMessage.module.scss b/web/components/chat/ChatUserMessage/ChatUserMessage.module.scss
index e5bab8578..64b823e51 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatUserMessage/ChatUserMessage.module.scss
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatUserMessage/ChatUserMessage.module.scss
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ $p-v-size: 2px;
 }
 
 .messagePaddingCollapsed {
-  padding: 0px 5px 0px 5px;
+  padding: 2px 5px 0px 5px;
 }