diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 6fbb0f7428..5d52ea5bc1 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
 
 #define MAX_CHANNEL_DATA_LENGTH       (MAX_FRAME_SIZE - 9)
 
-#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS        500
-#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR       16.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR       6.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS 250
+#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS        1000
+#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR       32.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR       10.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS 500
 #define LAZY_CONTACTS_WRITE_DELAY       5000
 
 #define PUBLIC_GROUP_PSK                "izOH6cXN6mrJ5e26oRXNcg=="
diff --git a/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp b/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
index d50667368c..6becba96a1 100644
--- a/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 
 #include <helpers/BaseChatMesh.h>
 
-#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS          500
-#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR         16.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR         6.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS   250
+#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS          1000
+#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR         32.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR         10.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS   500
 
 #define  PUBLIC_GROUP_PSK  "izOH6cXN6mrJ5e26oRXNcg=="