diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Pigeon/PigeonGetNewsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Pigeon/PigeonGetNewsController.php
index 0f1103a..1653ec7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Pigeon/PigeonGetNewsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Pigeon/PigeonGetNewsController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function __invoke(
     {
         $userLat = $request->input('lat');
         $userLng = $request->input('lng');
-        
+
         $kmDistance = $distanceComputer
             ->from($userLat, $userLng)
             ->to($news->lat, $news->lng)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function __invoke(
             ->getDurationInMinutes();
 
         $request->user()->pigeon->news()->attach($news, [
-            'arrival_date' => now()->addMinutes($timeInMinutes),
+            'arrival_date' => config('pigeon.demo_flight_seconds') ? now()->addSeconds(config('pigeon.demo_flight_seconds')) : now()->addMinutes($timeInMinutes),
         ]);
 
         return redirect()->route('news.index');
diff --git a/config/pigeon.php b/config/pigeon.php
index 79ca828..399348c 100644
--- a/config/pigeon.php
+++ b/config/pigeon.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
 return [
-    'flight_minutes' => (int) env('PIGEON_FLIGHT_MINUTES', 10),
+    'demo_flight_seconds' => env('PIGEON_DEMO_FLIGHT_SECONDS'),
 ];
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Pigeon/PigeonPerch.vue b/resources/js/Components/Pigeon/PigeonPerch.vue
index f7a9ad9..0edea9a 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/Pigeon/PigeonPerch.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/Pigeon/PigeonPerch.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 })
 
 const timeLeft = computed(() => {
-    return DateTime.fromISO("2017-05-15T00:00:00").plus({second: secondsLeft.value}).toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_24_WITH_SECONDS);
+    return DateTime.fromISO("2017-05-15T00:00:00")
+        .plus({second: secondsLeft.value > 0 ? secondsLeft.value : 0})
+        .toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_24_WITH_SECONDS);
 })
 
 </script>
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/News/Index.vue b/resources/js/Pages/News/Index.vue
index fb8d806..6a5d5de 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/News/Index.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/News/Index.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ const parentElementSize = useElementSize(parentElement);
 let newsStatePollingInterval: number;
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    newsStatePollingInterval = setInterval(() => router.reload({only: ['news', 'pigeon']}), 10_000);
+    // dirty but poc
+    newsStatePollingInterval = setInterval(() => router.reload({only: ['news', 'pigeon']}), 1_000);
 })
 
 onUnmounted(() => {