diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index 62af3f53b..7cba013e7 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     this.triggerUIRefresh = _.throttle(this.triggerUIRefresh, 1000, {
       trailing: true,
     });
-    this.throttledNotify = _.debounce(this.notify, 500, { maxWait: 1000, trailing: true });
+    this.throttledNotify = _.debounce(this.notify, 500, { maxWait: 5000, trailing: true });
     //start right away the function is called, and wait 1sec before calling it again
     const markReadDebounced = _.debounce(this.markReadBouncy, 1000, {
       leading: true,
diff --git a/ts/receiver/hashDuplicateFilter.ts b/ts/receiver/hashDuplicateFilter.ts
index f372a770b..b7680cc41 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/hashDuplicateFilter.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/hashDuplicateFilter.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { sha256 } from '../session/crypto';
 
 const recentHashByConvo = new Map<string, Array<string>>();
 
-const maxHashToKeepPerConvo = 50;
+const maxHashToKeepPerConvo = 10;
 
 export function isDuplicateBasedOnHash(
   dataMessage: SignalService.DataMessage,