diff --git a/internal/agent/agent.go b/internal/agent/agent.go
index e296620..c70babc 100644
--- a/internal/agent/agent.go
+++ b/internal/agent/agent.go
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ const (
 	defaultPollInterval = 30 * time.Second
 	// Heartbeat interval
 	defaultHeartbeatInterval = 60 * time.Second
-	// Traffic report interval (piggybacks the heartbeat tick)
-	defaultTrafficInterval = 60 * time.Second
+	// Traffic report interval (own ticker; 10s keeps agent inbounds'
+	// traffic/onlines freshness in the same order of magnitude as the
+	// master's seconds-level polling of traditional panel nodes)
+	defaultTrafficInterval = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 // DefaultBinFolder is used when XUI_BIN_FOLDER is unset. It matches the