diff --git a/src/server/apps/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist b/src/server/apps/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist
index b18e57f72..74889c9e6 100644
--- a/src/server/apps/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist
+++ b/src/server/apps/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist
@@ -1691,13 +1691,13 @@ WorldBossLevelDiff = 3
 #    Corpse.Decay.RAREELITE
 #    Corpse.Decay.WORLDBOSS
 #        Description: Time (in seconds) until creature corpse will decay if not looted or skinned.
-#        Default:     300  - (5 Minutes, Corpse.Decay.NORMAL)
+#        Default:     60   - (1 Minute, Corpse.Decay.NORMAL)
 #                     300  - (5 Minutes, Corpse.Decay.RARE)
 #                     300  - (5 Minutes, Corpse.Decay.ELITE)
 #                     300  - (5 Minutes, Corpse.Decay.RAREELITE)
 #                     3600 - (1 Hour, Corpse.Decay.WORLDBOSS)
 
-Corpse.Decay.NORMAL    = 300
+Corpse.Decay.NORMAL    = 60
 Corpse.Decay.RARE      = 300
 Corpse.Decay.ELITE     = 300
 Corpse.Decay.RAREELITE = 300
@@ -1707,9 +1707,9 @@ Corpse.Decay.WORLDBOSS = 3600
 #    Rate.Corpse.Decay.Looted
 #        Description: Multiplier for Corpse.Decay.* to configure how long creature corpses stay
 #                     after they have been looted.
-#         Default:    1.0
+#         Default:    0.5
 
-Rate.Corpse.Decay.Looted = 1.0
+Rate.Corpse.Decay.Looted = 0.5
 
 #
 #    Rate.Creature.Normal.Damage
diff --git a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
index 77998a6d9..9aa0286d6 100644
--- a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void World::LoadConfigSettings(bool reload)
         rate_values[RATE_MOVESPEED] = 1.0f;
     }
     for (uint8 i = 0; i < MAX_MOVE_TYPE; ++i) playerBaseMoveSpeed[i] = baseMoveSpeed[i] * rate_values[RATE_MOVESPEED];
-    rate_values[RATE_CORPSE_DECAY_LOOTED] = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("Rate.Corpse.Decay.Looted", 1.0f);
+    rate_values[RATE_CORPSE_DECAY_LOOTED] = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("Rate.Corpse.Decay.Looted", 0.5f);
 
     rate_values[RATE_TARGET_POS_RECALCULATION_RANGE] = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("TargetPosRecalculateRange", 1.5f);
     if (rate_values[RATE_TARGET_POS_RECALCULATION_RANGE] < CONTACT_DISTANCE)
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ void World::LoadConfigSettings(bool reload)
     m_int_configs[CONFIG_CHAT_STRICT_LINK_CHECKING_SEVERITY] = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("ChatStrictLinkChecking.Severity", 0);
     m_int_configs[CONFIG_CHAT_STRICT_LINK_CHECKING_KICK]     = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("ChatStrictLinkChecking.Kick", 0);
 
-    m_int_configs[CONFIG_CORPSE_DECAY_NORMAL]    = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("Corpse.Decay.NORMAL", 300);
+    m_int_configs[CONFIG_CORPSE_DECAY_NORMAL]    = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("Corpse.Decay.NORMAL", 60);
     m_int_configs[CONFIG_CORPSE_DECAY_RARE]      = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("Corpse.Decay.RARE", 300);
     m_int_configs[CONFIG_CORPSE_DECAY_ELITE]     = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("Corpse.Decay.ELITE", 300);
     m_int_configs[CONFIG_CORPSE_DECAY_RAREELITE] = sConfigMgr->GetOption<int32>("Corpse.Decay.RAREELITE", 300);