diff --git a/src/app/editor/[projectId]/FlowchartEditor.tsx b/src/app/editor/[projectId]/FlowchartEditor.tsx
index 2e20982..8f7cc67 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/[projectId]/FlowchartEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/editor/[projectId]/FlowchartEditor.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ import type { FlowchartData, FlowchartNode, FlowchartEdge, Character, Variable,
 // LocalStorage key prefix for draft saves
 const DRAFT_KEY_PREFIX = 'vnwrite-draft-'
 
-// Debounce delay in ms
-const AUTOSAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 1000
+// Debounce delay for LocalStorage draft saves
+const AUTOSAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 5000
 
 type ContextMenuState = {
   x: number
diff --git a/src/lib/collaboration/crdt.ts b/src/lib/collaboration/crdt.ts
index 7c7fcdb..eedf8d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/collaboration/crdt.ts
+++ b/src/lib/collaboration/crdt.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as Y from 'yjs'
 import type { RealtimeChannel } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
 import type { FlowchartNode, FlowchartEdge } from '@/types/flowchart'
 
-const PERSIST_DEBOUNCE_MS = 2000
+const PERSIST_DEBOUNCE_MS = 30_000 // 30s - DB persist is for crash recovery only; CRDT handles real-time sync
 const BROADCAST_EVENT = 'yjs-update'
 
 export type CRDTCallbacks = {