diff --git a/src/network/transportsender.cc b/src/network/transportsender.cc
index 3f822ab..145e84c 100644
--- a/src/network/transportsender.cc
+++ b/src/network/transportsender.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TransportSender<MyState>::TransportSender( Connection *s_connection, MyState &in
     shutdown_tries( 0 ),
     ack_num( 0 ),
     pending_data_ack( false ),
-    SEND_MINDELAY( 15 ),
+    SEND_MINDELAY( 8 ),
     last_heard( 0 ),
     prng()
 {
diff --git a/src/network/transportsender.h b/src/network/transportsender.h
index 3de5fa2..55159b9 100644
--- a/src/network/transportsender.h
+++ b/src/network/transportsender.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Network {
   {
   private:
     /* timing parameters */
-    static const int SEND_INTERVAL_MIN = 20; /* ms between frames */
+    static const int SEND_INTERVAL_MIN = 10; /* ms between frames */
     static const int SEND_INTERVAL_MAX = 250; /* ms between frames */
     static const int ACK_INTERVAL = 3000; /* ms between empty acks */
     static const int ACK_DELAY = 100; /* ms before delayed ack */