diff --git a/hardware_components/mux_2024_rev_0_0.py b/hardware_components/mux_2024_rev_0_0.py
index 6aab86c2e305183a7d74badd9a83d447819f8d6f..39538a94e537daccb48f4b8513a2819020e56f31 100644
--- a/hardware_components/mux_2024_rev_0_0.py
+++ b/hardware_components/mux_2024_rev_0_0.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from digitalio import Direction  # noqa
 
 MUX_CONFIG = HARDWARE_CONFIG['mux'].pop('default', {})
 MUX_CONFIG.update({'voltage_max': 50., 'current_max': 3.})  # board default values that overwrite system default values
-MUX_CONFIG.update({'activation_delay': 10., 'release_delay': 5.}) # ms
+MUX_CONFIG.update({'activation_delay': 0.01, 'release_delay': 0.005}) # s
 default_mux_cabling = {(elec, role) : ('mux_1', elec) for role in ['A', 'B', 'M', 'N'] for elec in range(1,9)} # defaults to 4 roles cabling electrodes from 1 to 8