diff --git a/swarm-queue-client/src/lib.rs b/swarm-queue-client/src/lib.rs
index bf509e10..c95c6cc3 100644
--- a/swarm-queue-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/swarm-queue-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ pub async fn connect(cfg: QueueConfig) -> Result<async_nats::Client, Error> {
     // See `MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY`. The library's default clamps at 4s forever,
     // which turns an unreachable queue into a permanent 4s poll — and, before
     // the cache above, a permanent 4s token-request loop against authelia.
-    // Exponential from ~1s so a momentary blip still reconnects promptly.
+    // Exponential from 500ms so a momentary blip still reconnects promptly.
     .reconnect_delay_callback(|attempts| {
         let exp = u32::try_from(attempts.saturating_sub(1)).unwrap_or(u32::MAX);
         std::cmp::min(