iOS/OSX CloudKit Operation Speeds

Question

Ive set up a very basic implementation of CloudKit in my Mac app, yet all queries, saves, and updates, are taking 30-60 seconds to complete.

Is there something I could have misconfigured? Is this normal?

Am I expecting CloudKit to work differently than it was intended to?

Thanks.

CKContainer.defaultContainer().publicCloudDatabase.saveRecord(record, completionHandler: { (record, error) -> Void in

        if error == nil {
            println("yay")
        } else {
            println(error)
        }
    })