diff --git a/configuration/manager/frontpage_scale.sh b/configuration/manager/frontpage_scale.sh
index 9906d25c65663b2385a89743e99a2644db3091d8..8c0106a1349c88a55d128f44af347efb9d0b8e90 100644
--- a/configuration/manager/frontpage_scale.sh
+++ b/configuration/manager/frontpage_scale.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SCALE_DOWN_INCREMENT=50
 DOWNLOAD_TIME_LOWER_THRESHOLD=1.9
 
 # What is the upper download time limit we would like to stay below?
-DOWNLOAD_TIME_UPPER_THRESHOLD=10.0
+DOWNLOAD_TIME_UPPER_THRESHOLD=5.0
 
 # SAFETY VALVE: Set this to "0" if you want the scaling to actually take place
 SAFETY_VALVE=0