diff --git a/components/dashboard/ChatNotifications.tsx b/components/dashboard/ChatNotifications.tsx
index 9dacb16..0b107c5 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/ChatNotifications.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/ChatNotifications.tsx
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ export default function ChatNotifications() {
     
     fetchUnreadCounts();
     
-    // Set polling interval (every 30 seconds)
-    const intervalId = setInterval(fetchUnreadCounts, 30000);
+    // Set polling interval (every 10 seconds for more responsive notifications)
+    const intervalId = setInterval(fetchUnreadCounts, 10000);
     
     return () => clearInterval(intervalId);
   }, [loading, previousUnreadTotal]);