Not while joining.
If you can force the meter to join using a lower spreading factor it should answer in RX1. That requires SF9 or below.
Something else to consider, if the gateway and the node are too close (anything below 3 meters) there might be issues with RF crosstalk. If possible increase the distance between the two or make sure some RF absorbing material like a stone wall is in between them.
That points to the one second difference you are seeing in the console being the allowance to get the packet back to the gateway in time.