diff --git a/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json b/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
index 743f9df4a..767b49f30 100644
--- a/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Lynx.Cli/appsettings.json
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     "OnlineTablebaseMaxSupportedPieces": 7,
     "ShowWDL": false,
 
-    "DefaultMovesToGo": 30,
     "HardTimeBoundMultiplier": 0.25,
-    "SoftTimeBoundMultiplier": 0.4,
+    "SoftTimeBoundMultiplier": 1,
+    "DefaultMovesToGo": 40,
     "SoftTimeBaseIncrementMultiplier": 1,
 
     "LMR_MinDepth": 3,
diff --git a/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs b/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
index ee236ad87..fac4bcc10 100644
--- a/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/Lynx/Configuration.cs
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ public sealed class EngineSettings
 
     #region Time management
 
-    public int DefaultMovesToGo { get; set; } = 30;
-
     public double HardTimeBoundMultiplier { get; set; } = 0.25;
 
-    public double SoftTimeBoundMultiplier { get; set; } = 0.4;
+    public double SoftTimeBoundMultiplier { get; set; } = 1;
+
+    public int DefaultMovesToGo { get; set; } = 40;
 
     public double SoftTimeBaseIncrementMultiplier { get; set; } = 1;