diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/services/scheduling/lib/dynamic_scheduling.py b/SAS/TMSS/services/scheduling/lib/dynamic_scheduling.py
index 5fb1cf15d83332027c7514d6a40d79524ea9e994..5c2f9c591234daaeeebeabcf92cc05753ea9f3b9 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/services/scheduling/lib/dynamic_scheduling.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/services/scheduling/lib/dynamic_scheduling.py
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ def get_first_possible_start_time(scheduling_unit: models.SchedulingUnitBlueprin
 
     constraints = scheduling_unit.draft.scheduling_constraints_doc
 
-    # we're not evaluating constraints yet, so return a guestimate of now+1hour
-    return max(lower_bound, now)+timedelta(hours=1)
+    # we're not evaluating constraints yet, so return a guesstimate of now+10min
+    return max(lower_bound, now)+timedelta(minutes=10)
 
 
 def get_min_first_possible_start_time(scheduling_units: [models.SchedulingUnitBlueprint], lower_bound: datetime=None) -> datetime: