diff --git a/lib/Watching.js b/lib/Watching.js
index f92b55119e7..8cfd357ef55 100644
--- a/lib/Watching.js
+++ b/lib/Watching.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Watching {
 			this.watchOptions = {};
 		}
 		if (typeof this.watchOptions.aggregateTimeout !== "number") {
-			this.watchOptions.aggregateTimeout = 200;
+			this.watchOptions.aggregateTimeout = 20;
 		}
 		this.compiler = compiler;
 		this.running = false;