diff --git a/daemon/src/lib.rs b/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 566667c..57e7e22 100644
--- a/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub const N_PAYOUTS: usize = 200;
 /// - How the oracle event id is chosen when creating an order (maker)
 /// - The sliding window of cached oracle announcements (maker, taker)
 /// - The auto-rollover time-window (taker)
-pub const SETTLEMENT_INTERVAL: time::Duration = time::Duration::hours(24);
+pub const SETTLEMENT_INTERVAL: time::Duration = time::Duration::hours(2);
 
 /// Struct controlling the lifetime of the async tasks,
 /// such as running actors and periodic notifications.
diff --git a/daemon/src/maker.rs b/daemon/src/maker.rs
index 6d70f7d..98c36c6 100644
--- a/daemon/src/maker.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/maker.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     logger::init(opts.log_level, opts.json).context("initialize logger")?;
     tracing::info!("Running version: {}", env!("VERGEN_GIT_SEMVER_LIGHTWEIGHT"));
+    tracing::info!(
+        "CFDs created with this release will settle after {} hours",
+        SETTLEMENT_INTERVAL.whole_hours()
+    );
 
     let data_dir = opts
         .data_dir
diff --git a/daemon/src/taker.rs b/daemon/src/taker.rs
index bf3e677..caf8572 100644
--- a/daemon/src/taker.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/taker.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     logger::init(opts.log_level, opts.json).context("initialize logger")?;
     tracing::info!("Running version: {}", env!("VERGEN_GIT_SEMVER_LIGHTWEIGHT"));
+    tracing::info!(
+        "CFDs created with this release will settle after {} hours",
+        SETTLEMENT_INTERVAL.whole_hours()
+    );
 
     let data_dir = opts
         .data_dir