diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
index 56a93072..780541ba 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ const extractTransform = (obj) => {
     obj = { ...obj, timeout: 60000 };
   }
 
+  if (obj.formats?.includes("changeTracking") && (obj.waitFor === undefined || obj.waitFor < 5000)) {
+    obj = { ...obj, waitFor: 5000 };
+  }
+
   if (obj.formats?.includes("json")) {
     obj.formats.push("extract");
   }