diff --git a/tracker/tracker/CHANGELOG.md b/tracker/tracker/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c06e7057..878a2b1cb 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tracker/tracker/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 16.1.1
+
+- reduced the frequency of performance tracker calls
+- reduced the number of events when the user is idle
+
 ## 16.1.0
 
 - new `privateMode` option to hide all possible data from tracking
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
index 069c94f30..31b09150c 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ export default class App {
     'feature-flags': true,
     'usability-test': true,
   }
+  private emptyBatchCounter = 0
 
   constructor(
     projectKey: string,
@@ -871,6 +872,17 @@ export default class App {
       return
     }
 
+    if (!this.messages.length) {
+      // Release empty batches every 30 secs (1000 * 30ms)
+      if (this.emptyBatchCounter < 1000) {
+        this.emptyBatchCounter++;
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.emptyBatchCounter = 0
+    console.log('messages', this.messages.join(', '))
+
     try {
       requestIdleCb(() => {
         this.messages.unshift(Timestamp(this.timestamp()), TabData(this.session.getTabId()))
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/performance.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/performance.ts
index 3d6ad1458..f966a2f2b 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/performance.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/performance.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default function (app: App, opts: Partial<Options>): void {
     ticks = frames = undefined
   })
 
-  app.ticker.attach(sendPerformanceTrack, 40, false)
+  app.ticker.attach(sendPerformanceTrack, 165, false)
 
   if (document.hidden !== undefined) {
     app.attachEventListener(