diff --git a/types/params.go b/types/params.go
index 0dd5d2b67..8a5977e24 100644
--- a/types/params.go
+++ b/types/params.go
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ func DefaultSynchronyParams() SynchronyParams {
 	// TODO(@wbanfield): Determine experimental values for these defaults
 	// https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/7202
 	return SynchronyParams{
-		Precision:    10 * time.Millisecond,
-		MessageDelay: 1 * time.Second,
+		Precision:    50 * time.Millisecond,
+		MessageDelay: 3 * time.Second,
 	}
 }