diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/constants.js b/src/plots/cartesian/constants.js
index 857e91bce81..995bc8fc665 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/constants.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/constants.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = {
     HOVERFONT: 'Arial, sans-serif',
 
     // minimum time (msec) between hover calls
-    HOVERMINTIME: 100,
+    HOVERMINTIME: 50,
 
     // max pixels off straight before a lasso select line counts as bent
     BENDPX: 1.5