diff --git a/static/js/Editor.js b/static/js/Editor.js
index 88500c0..788d8ae 100644
--- a/static/js/Editor.js
+++ b/static/js/Editor.js
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ Editor.prototype.shutdown = function( event ) {
     disconnectAll( this.document );
   }
 
-  blindUp( iframe, options = { "duration": 0.5, afterFinish: function () {
+  blindUp( iframe, options = { "duration": 0.25, afterFinish: function () {
     try {
       removeElement( note_controls );
       removeElement( iframe );
diff --git a/static/js/Wiki.js b/static/js/Wiki.js
index 4d1c482..cc33fd3 100644
--- a/static/js/Wiki.js
+++ b/static/js/Wiki.js
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.clear_messages = function () {
 
   for ( var i in results ) {
     var result = results[ i ];
-    blindUp( result, options = { "duration": 0.5, afterFinish: function () {
+    blindUp( result, options = { "duration": 0.25, afterFinish: function () {
       try {
         for ( var j in result.nodes )
           disconnectAll( result.nodes[ j ] );
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.clear_messages = function () {
 
   for ( var i in results ) {
     var result = results[ i ];
-    blindUp( result, options = { "duration": 0.5, afterFinish: function () {
+    blindUp( result, options = { "duration": 0.25, afterFinish: function () {
       try {
         removeElement( result );
       } catch ( e ) { }