diff --git a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
index 3182f359e0..4c906c7eb6 100644
--- a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
+++ b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ network_threads 4
 # that ping should be 1 to report 1. Setting this to 1 will make all icmp montioring faster but
 # with more probability of failure. 
 
-icmp_checks 3
+icmp_checks 1
 
 # Number of ICMP packets to send per request.
-icmp_packets 1
+icmp_packets 2
 
 # tcp specific options :
 # tcp_checks: number of tcp retries if first attempt fails.
diff --git a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.windows b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.windows
index 94b764de40..a1429970b1 100644
--- a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.windows
+++ b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.windows
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ network_threads 5
 # that ping should be 1 to report 1. Lower value have better performance, but more probability
 # of false positives
 
-icmp_checks 3
+icmp_checks 1
 
 # Number of ICMP packets to send per request.
-icmp_packets 1
+icmp_packets 2
 
 # tcp specific options :
 # tcp_checks: number of tcp retries if first attempt fails.