diff --git a/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js b/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
index ab3aa3ccb25..3e151d9414a 100644
--- a/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
+++ b/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ define(
     [],
     function () {
 
-        var SIX_HOURS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+        var FIFTEEN_MINUTES = 15 * 60 * 1000;
 
         function TimeConductorController($scope, $timeout, conductor) {
             var self = this;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ define(
         TimeConductorController.prototype.initialize = function () {
             var now = Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000) * 1000;
             //Set the time conductor to some default
-            this.conductor.bounds({start: now - SIX_HOURS, end: now});
+            this.conductor.bounds({start: now - FIFTEEN_MINUTES, end: now});
 
             this.$scope.modeModel.selected = 'fixed';
             this.conductor.follow(false);