diff --git a/code/map_data_request.js b/code/map_data_request.js
index 4355ef9e..c118d23f 100644
--- a/code/map_data_request.js
+++ b/code/map_data_request.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ window.MapDataRequest = function() {
   this.MAX_TILE_RETRIES = 3;
 
   // refresh timers
-  this.MOVE_REFRESH = 0.5; //refresh time to use after a move
-  this.STARTUP_REFRESH = 5; //refresh time used on first load of IITC
+  this.MOVE_REFRESH = 1; //time, after a map move (pan/zoom) before starting the refresh processing
+  this.STARTUP_REFRESH = 3; //refresh time used on first load of IITC
   this.IDLE_RESUME_REFRESH = 5; //refresh time used after resuming from idle
 
   // after one of the above, there's an additional delay between preparing the refresh (clearing out of bounds,