diff --git a/src/etl/impl/TaskManager.cpp b/src/etl/impl/TaskManager.cpp
index ea17395ee..1bb8d31aa 100644
--- a/src/etl/impl/TaskManager.cpp
+++ b/src/etl/impl/TaskManager.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ TaskManager::run(std::size_t numExtractors)
 util::async::AnyOperation<void>
 TaskManager::spawnExtractor(TaskQueue& queue)
 {
-    // TODO: these values may be extracted to config later and/or need to be fine-tuned on a realistic system
-    static constexpr auto kDELAY_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS = std::chrono::milliseconds{100u};
+    // TODO https://github.com/XRPLF/clio/issues/2838: the approach should be changed to a reactive one instead
+    static constexpr auto kDELAY_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS = std::chrono::milliseconds{10u};
     static constexpr auto kDELAY_BETWEEN_ENQUEUE_ATTEMPTS = std::chrono::milliseconds{1u};
 
     return ctx_.execute([this, &queue](auto stopRequested) {