diff --git a/src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts b/src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts
index 36492eebc9..1040fa4aec 100644
--- a/src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ describe("Cline", () => {
 				// Set alwaysApproveResubmit and requestDelaySeconds
 				mockProvider.getState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
 					alwaysApproveResubmit: true,
-					requestDelaySeconds: 3,
+					requestDelaySeconds: 2,
 				})
 
 				// Mock previous API request message
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ describe("Cline", () => {
 				await iterator.next()
 
 				// Calculate expected delay for first retry
-				const baseDelay = 3 // from requestDelaySeconds
+				const baseDelay = 2 // from requestDelaySeconds
 
 				// Verify countdown messages
 				for (let i = baseDelay; i > 0; i--) {
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ describe("Cline", () => {
 				// Set alwaysApproveResubmit and requestDelaySeconds
 				mockProvider.getState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
 					alwaysApproveResubmit: true,
-					requestDelaySeconds: 3,
+					requestDelaySeconds: 2,
 				})
 
 				// Mock previous API request message
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ describe("Cline", () => {
 				await iterator.next()
 
 				// Verify delay is only applied for the countdown
-				const baseDelay = 3 // from requestDelaySeconds
+				const baseDelay = 2 // from requestDelaySeconds
 				const expectedDelayCount = baseDelay // One delay per second for countdown
 				expect(mockDelay).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(expectedDelayCount)
 				expect(mockDelay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1000) // Each delay should be 1 second
diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index ff97d5f030..48866ecea3 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			mcpEnabled: mcpEnabled ?? true,
 			enableMcpServerCreation: enableMcpServerCreation ?? true,
 			alwaysApproveResubmit: alwaysApproveResubmit ?? false,
-			requestDelaySeconds: requestDelaySeconds ?? 10,
+			requestDelaySeconds: requestDelaySeconds ?? 2,
 			currentApiConfigName: currentApiConfigName ?? "default",
 			listApiConfigMeta: listApiConfigMeta ?? [],
 			pinnedApiConfigs: pinnedApiConfigs ?? {},
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			enableMcpServerCreation: stateValues.enableMcpServerCreation ?? true,
 			mcpServers: this.mcpHub?.getAllServers() ?? [],
 			alwaysApproveResubmit: stateValues.alwaysApproveResubmit ?? false,
-			requestDelaySeconds: Math.max(5, stateValues.requestDelaySeconds ?? 10),
+			requestDelaySeconds: Math.max(1, stateValues.requestDelaySeconds ?? 2),
 			currentApiConfigName: stateValues.currentApiConfigName ?? "default",
 			listApiConfigMeta: stateValues.listApiConfigMeta ?? [],
 			pinnedApiConfigs: stateValues.pinnedApiConfigs ?? {},
diff --git a/src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts b/src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
index d494715691..a3e6958a60 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ describe("ClineProvider", () => {
 		expect(mockPostMessage).toHaveBeenCalled()
 	})
 
-	test("requestDelaySeconds defaults to 10 seconds", async () => {
+	test("requestDelaySeconds defaults to 2 seconds", async () => {
 		// Mock globalState.get to return undefined for requestDelaySeconds
 		;(mockContext.globalState.get as any).mockImplementation((key: string) => {
 			if (key === "requestDelaySeconds") {
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ describe("ClineProvider", () => {
 		})
 
 		const state = await provider.getState()
-		expect(state.requestDelaySeconds).toBe(10)
+		expect(state.requestDelaySeconds).toBe(2)
 	})
 
 	test("alwaysApproveResubmit defaults to false", async () => {
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/AutoApproveSettings.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/AutoApproveSettings.tsx
index 8b267ecae2..d626c6f273 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/AutoApproveSettings.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/AutoApproveSettings.tsx
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export const AutoApproveSettings = ({
 						<div>
 							<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
 								<Slider
-									min={5}
+									min={1}
 									max={100}
 									step={1}
 									value={[requestDelaySeconds]}