diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/index.js b/packages/core/src/config/index.js
index 18c033cbf5..a204364b28 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ let currentConfig;
 /** @type {String[]} */
 const allowedSecretMatchers = ['equals', 'equals-ignore-case', 'contains', 'contains-ignore-case', 'regex', 'none'];
 
-const transmissionDelayMaxValue = 5000;
+const transmissionDelayMaxValue = 60 * 1000;
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} InstanaConfig
diff --git a/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js b/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
index c45a3dd108..0e3b170584 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/config/normalizeConfig_test.js
@@ -116,27 +116,39 @@ describe('config.normalizeConfig', () => {
       expect(config.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(1000);
     });
 
-    it('should use max metrics transmission settings when value exceeds max of 5000', () => {
-      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = '6000';
+    it('should accept metrics transmission delay of 5s', () => {
+      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = String(5 * 1000);
       const normalizedConfig = coreConfig.normalize();
-      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(5000);
+      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(5 * 1000);
     });
 
-    it('should accept metrics transmission delay at max value of 5000', () => {
-      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = '5000';
+    it('should accept metrics transmission delay of 30s', () => {
+      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = String(30 * 1000);
       const normalizedConfig = coreConfig.normalize();
-      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(5000);
+      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(30 * 1000);
     });
 
-    it('should use max metrics transmission settings when value exceeds max 5000', () => {
+    it('should cap metrics transmission delay of 120s to max of 60s', () => {
+      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = String(120 * 1000);
+      const normalizedConfig = coreConfig.normalize();
+      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(60 * 1000);
+    });
+
+    it('should accept metrics transmission delay at max value of 60s', () => {
+      process.env.INSTANA_METRICS_TRANSMISSION_DELAY = String(60 * 1000);
+      const normalizedConfig = coreConfig.normalize();
+      expect(normalizedConfig.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(60 * 1000);
+    });
+
+    it('should cap metrics transmission delay from config exceeding 60s', () => {
       const config = coreConfig.normalize({
         userConfig: {
           metrics: {
-            transmissionDelay: 9753
+            transmissionDelay: 90 * 1000
           }
         }
       });
-      expect(config.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(5000);
+      expect(config.metrics.transmissionDelay).to.equal(60 * 1000);
     });
 
     it('should use default (1000) for transmissionDelay when neither env nor config is set', () => {