diff --git a/app/api/socketio/route.js b/app/api/socketio/route.js
index f0575e7..e7e33a1 100644
--- a/app/api/socketio/route.js
+++ b/app/api/socketio/route.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function broadcastUpdate(eventId, io) {
     io.to(sid).emit("queue_update", {
       activeCount: ev.sockets.size,
       position: pos === -1 ? null : pos + 1,
-      estimatedWait: pos === -1 ? null : ev.queue.length * 5,
+      estimatedWait: pos === -1 ? null : pos * TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,
     })
   }
 }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export async function GET(req) {
         io.to(socket.id).emit("queue_update", {
           activeCount: ev.sockets.size,
           position: pos === -1 ? null : pos + 1,
-          estimatedWait: pos === -1 ? null : ev.queue.length * 5,
+          estimatedWait: pos === -1 ? null : pos * TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,
         })
       })