diff --git a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
index c9683871dae235..30eea169df5f0e 100644
--- a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
+++ b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@
 # Sets the timeout for webhooks
 register(
     "sentry-apps.webhook.timeout.sec",
-    default=3.0,
+    default=1.0,
     flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
 )