diff --git a/cron_MINUTE.sh b/cron_MINUTE.sh
index 1eb8740..bcbb978 100755
--- a/cron_MINUTE.sh
+++ b/cron_MINUTE.sh
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ if [[ $(($minute % 15)) == 0 ]]; then
     ## RESTORE index.html from /tmp/ipfsindex.html
     [[ -f /tmp/ipfsindex.html ]] &&  mv /tmp/ipfsindex.html ~/.zen/ipfs/index.html
 
-	## PING ALL MY FRIENDS
-	echo "## FRIENDS IPFS PINGing" 
-	for g1pub in $(ls -t ~/.zen/ipfs/.$IPFSNODEID/FRIENDS/); do [[ $g1pub ]] && ipfs ping --timeout=7s -n 5 /ipfs/$(~/.zen/astrXbian/zen/tools/g1_to_ipfs.py $g1pub 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null; done
+    ## PING ALL MY FRIENDS TO ENHANCE SWARM CONNECTIVITY
+    echo "## FRIENDS IPFS PINGing" 
+    for g1pub in $(ls -t ~/.zen/ipfs/.$IPFSNODEID/FRIENDS/); do [[ $g1pub ]] && ipfs ping --timeout=5s -n 3 /ipfs/$(~/.zen/astrXbian/zen/tools/g1_to_ipfs.py $g1pub 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null; done
    
 fi