diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 58a4cc631..a696e925e 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Upcoming (TBD)
+==============
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+* Lower Boundary tunnel stabilization pause to 0.15 sec.
+
+
 2.14.0 (2026/08/15)
 ==============
 
diff --git a/mycli/boundary_tunnel.py b/mycli/boundary_tunnel.py
index 5edb1e7f6..daef7c014 100644
--- a/mycli/boundary_tunnel.py
+++ b/mycli/boundary_tunnel.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 from mycli.compat import WIN
 
-TUNNEL_STABILIZATION_PAUSE = 0.25
+# This should be as small as possible and yet still
+# ward off SSL errors at connection time.  We know
+# that 0.1 is too small on at least one Mac.
+TUNNEL_STABILIZATION_PAUSE = 0.15
 
 
 class BoundaryTunnelError(RuntimeError):
@@ -148,8 +151,6 @@ def start(self, *, show_expiration_warning: bool = True) -> None:
             self._raise_if_failed()
             if self._is_listening():
                 self._ready.set()
-                # todo: if this works to ward off SSL errors at connection time,
-                # try making the pause as small as possible
                 time.sleep(TUNNEL_STABILIZATION_PAUSE)
                 return
             time.sleep(0.05)