diff --git a/frontend/app/player/player/Animator.ts b/frontend/app/player/player/Animator.ts
index 4305ef2a5..c2ddbc415 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/player/Animator.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/player/Animator.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export default class Animator {
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.store.update({ freeze: true })
         this.pause()
-      }, 500)
+      }, 1000)
     } else {
       setTimeout(() => this.freeze(), 500)
     }
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/replayer.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/replayer.cy.ts
index 14ff0761b..66e758d36 100644
--- a/frontend/cypress/e2e/replayer.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/cypress/e2e/replayer.cy.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe('Replayer visual match test', {
     cy.get('.justify-center > .h-10').click()
     cy.wait('@getAccount')
     cy.visit('3/session/7585361734083637?jumpto=5000&freeze=true')
-    cy.wait(4000)
+    cy.wait(3000)
 
     cy.matchImageSnapshot('1st-breakpoint');
 
     cy.visit('3/session/7585361734083637?jumpto=20000&freeze=true')
     // adjusting because we have more messages to load
-    cy.wait(4500)
+    cy.wait(4000)
 
     cy.matchImageSnapshot('2nd-breakpoint');