diff --git a/tig-benchmarker/master.py b/tig-benchmarker/master.py
index 16e7e88..ed0a4d8 100644
--- a/tig-benchmarker/master.py
+++ b/tig-benchmarker/master.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def main(
     last_update = time.time()
     while not exit_event.is_set():
         now = time.time()
-        if now - last_update > 6:
+        if now - last_update > 1:
             last_update = now
             await emit('update')
         await process_events(extensions)
diff --git a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/job_manager.py b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/job_manager.py
index 2061513..fc21715 100644
--- a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/job_manager.py
+++ b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/job_manager.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Extension:
         num_finished = sum(x is not None for x in job.batch_merkle_roots)
         if num_finished != len(job.batch_merkle_roots):
             c_name = self.challenge_id_2_name[job.settings.challenge_id]
-            logger.info(f"precommit {job.benchmark_id}: (challenge: {c_name}, progress: {num_finished} of {len(job.batch_merkle_roots)}, elapsed: {now_ - job.start_time}ms)")
+            logger.info(f"precommit {job.benchmark_id}: (challenge: {c_name}, progress: {num_finished} of {len(job.batch_merkle_roots)} batches, elapsed: {now_ - job.start_time}ms)")
         if len(retry_batch_idxs) == 0:
             return
         for batch_idx in retry_batch_idxs:
diff --git a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/slave_manager.py b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/slave_manager.py
index 03e0979..b0b4d7a 100644
--- a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/slave_manager.py
+++ b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/slave_manager.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Extension:
         self.batches = {}
         self.priority_batches = {}
         self.challenge_name_2_id = {}
+        self.last_update = 0
         self.lock = True
         self._start_server()
 
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@ class Extension:
             self.batches.setdefault(challenge_id, deque()).append((batch, now_))
 
     async def on_update(self):
+        now_ = now()
+        if now_ - self.last_update < 10000:
+            return
+        self.last_update = now_
         logger.info(f"#batches in queue (normal: {sum(len(x) for x in self.batches.values())}, priority: {sum(len(x) for x in self.priority_batches.values())})")
 
     async def on_new_block(self, precommits: Dict[str, Precommit], challenges: Dict[str, Challenge], **kwargs):
diff --git a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/submissions_manager.py b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/submissions_manager.py
index 0b12545..f13c591 100644
--- a/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/submissions_manager.py
+++ b/tig-benchmarker/tig_benchmarker/extensions/submissions_manager.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Extension:
             "benchmark": [],
             "proof": []
         }
+        self.last_submit = 0
         self._restore_pending_submissions()
 
     def _restore_pending_submissions(self):
@@ -162,7 +163,11 @@ class Extension:
             len(self.pending_submissions['proof']) == 0
         ):
             return
-
+        now_ = now()
+        if now_ - self.last_submit < 5500:
+            return
+        self.last_submit = now_
+        
         logger.debug(f"pending submissions: (#precommits: {len(self.pending_submissions['precommit'])}, #benchmarks: {len(self.pending_submissions['benchmark'])}, #proofs: {len(self.pending_submissions['proof'])})")
 
         now_ = now()