diff --git a/src/paxcounter.conf b/src/paxcounter.conf
index 746743d1..dfff6434 100644
--- a/src/paxcounter.conf
+++ b/src/paxcounter.conf
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@
 #define RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_MS             60000   // firmware binary server connection timeout [milliseconds]
 
 // settings for syncing time of node with external time source
-#define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL              0       // sync time attempt each .. minutes from time source (GPS/LORA/RTC) [default = 60], 0 means off
-#define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL_RETRY        0       // retry time sync after lost sync each .. minutes [default = 10], 0 means off
+#define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL              60      // sync time attempt each .. minutes from time source (GPS/LORA/RTC) [default = 60], 0 means off
+#define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL_RETRY        10      // retry time sync after lost sync each .. minutes [default = 10], 0 means off
 #define TIME_SYNC_COMPILEDATE           0       // set to 1 to use compile date to initialize RTC after power outage [default = 0]
 #define TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN               0       // set to 1 to use LORA network as time source, 0 means off [default = 0]
 #define TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER            0       // set to 1 to use LORA timeserver as time source, 0 means off [default = 0]
 
 // settings for syncing time with timeserver applications
-#define TIME_SYNC_SAMPLES               2       // number of time requests for averaging
+#define TIME_SYNC_SAMPLES               1       // number of time requests for averaging
 #define TIME_SYNC_CYCLE                 60      // delay between two time samples [seconds]
-#define TIME_SYNC_TIMEOUT               600     // timeout waiting for timeserver answer [seconds]
+#define TIME_SYNC_TIMEOUT               300     // timeout waiting for timeserver answer [seconds]
 
 // time zone, see https://github.com/JChristensen/Timezone/blob/master/examples/WorldClock/WorldClock.ino
 #define DAYLIGHT_TIME                   {"CEST", Last, Sun, Mar, 2, 120}     // Central European Summer Time