diff --git a/backend/services/mpc-service/src/infrastructure/messaging/kafka/event-consumer.service.ts b/backend/services/mpc-service/src/infrastructure/messaging/kafka/event-consumer.service.ts
index 6cb66004..81bc6453 100644
--- a/backend/services/mpc-service/src/infrastructure/messaging/kafka/event-consumer.service.ts
+++ b/backend/services/mpc-service/src/infrastructure/messaging/kafka/event-consumer.service.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class EventConsumerService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
       sessionTimeout: 300000, // 5 minutes - MPC keygen can take a while
       heartbeatInterval: 10000, // 10 seconds
       maxWaitTimeInMs: 5000,
-      rebalanceTimeout: 300000, // 5 minutes
+      rebalanceTimeout: 60000, // 1 minute - just for joining group, not for processing
     });
 
     try {