diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/Settings.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/Settings.java
index 3fbd71394..2be87ada3 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/Settings.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/Settings.java
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
 
     @Comment("Settings relating to PlotSquared's GlobalBlockQueue")
     public static final class QUEUE {
-        @Comment({"Average time per tick spent completing chunk tasks in ms. Target average TPS = 20 * 50 / TARGET_TIME.",
+        @Comment({"Average time per tick spent completing chunk tasks in ms.",
         "Waits (chunk task time / target_time) ticks before completely the next task."})
-        public static int TARGET_TIME = 65;
+        public static int TARGET_TIME = 40;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/GlobalBlockQueue.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/GlobalBlockQueue.java
index 3b63a94c0..6abfea8f8 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/GlobalBlockQueue.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/GlobalBlockQueue.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class GlobalBlockQueue {
     private final RunnableVal2<Long, LocalBlockQueue> SET_TASK =
         new RunnableVal2<Long, LocalBlockQueue>() {
             @Override public void run(Long free, LocalBlockQueue queue) {
+                long t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 do {
                     boolean more = queue.next();
                     if (!more) {
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ public class GlobalBlockQueue {
                         }
                         return;
                     }
-                } while ((lastPeriod =
-                    ((GlobalBlockQueue.this.secondLast = System.currentTimeMillis())
-                        - GlobalBlockQueue.this.last)) < free);
+                } while (((GlobalBlockQueue.this.secondLast = System.currentTimeMillis())
+                    - GlobalBlockQueue.this.last) < free);
+                lastPeriod = System.currentTimeMillis() - t1;
             }
         };
 
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ public class GlobalBlockQueue {
                     lastPeriod -= targetTime;
                     return;
                 }
-                SET_TASK.value1 = 50 + Math.min(
-                    (50 + GlobalBlockQueue.this.last) - (GlobalBlockQueue.this.last =
+                SET_TASK.value1 = 30 + Math.min(
+                    (30 + GlobalBlockQueue.this.last) - (GlobalBlockQueue.this.last =
                         System.currentTimeMillis()),
                     GlobalBlockQueue.this.secondLast - System.currentTimeMillis());
                 SET_TASK.value2 = GlobalBlockQueue.this.getNextQueue();