diff --git a/airflow_monitor/client.py b/airflow_monitor/client.py
index b865a01..d19c7e8 100644
--- a/airflow_monitor/client.py
+++ b/airflow_monitor/client.py
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ class AirflowClient:
                 resp = self._request(
                     "GET",
                     f"/dags/{encoded_dag_id}/dagRuns",
-                    params=[("limit", 25), ("order_by", "-start_date")]
+                    params=[("limit", 5), ("order_by", "-start_date")]
                     + [("state", s) for s in states],
                 )
             else:
                 resp = self._request(
                     "GET",
                     f"/dags/{encoded_dag_id}/dagRuns",
-                    params={"order_by": "-start_date", "limit": 25},
+                    params={"order_by": "-start_date", "limit": 5},
                 )
             runs = resp.json().get("dag_runs", [])
         else:
diff --git a/airflow_monitor/config.py b/airflow_monitor/config.py
index 3aabe32..7ea8781 100644
--- a/airflow_monitor/config.py
+++ b/airflow_monitor/config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class AirflowConfig:
     api_version: str = "auto"  # "auto", "v1", or "experimental"
     timeout: int = 30
     verify_ssl: bool = True
-    request_delay: float = 0.5  # delay between API calls (seconds)
+    request_delay: float = 0.1  # delay between API calls (seconds)
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 96b48fa..b04843e 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ airflow:
   verify_ssl: false
 
   # Delay between API requests to avoid overwhelming Airflow (seconds)
-  request_delay: 0.5
+  request_delay: 0.1
 
 monitor:
   # Interval between monitoring cycles (seconds)