diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
index 9a974565..9c9471f5 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard &board, mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::MillisecondCloc
   _prefs.airtime_factor = 1.0;   // one half
   _prefs.rx_delay_base = 0.0f;   // turn off by default, was 10.0;
   _prefs.tx_delay_factor = 0.5f; // was 0.25f
+  _prefs.direct_tx_delay_factor = 0.2f; // was zero
   StrHelper::strncpy(_prefs.node_name, ADVERT_NAME, sizeof(_prefs.node_name));
   _prefs.node_lat = ADVERT_LAT;
   _prefs.node_lon = ADVERT_LON;
diff --git a/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
index cc657800..a6ccb140 100644
--- a/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard &board, mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::MillisecondCloc
   _prefs.airtime_factor = 1.0;   // one half
   _prefs.rx_delay_base = 0.0f;   // off by default, was 10.0
   _prefs.tx_delay_factor = 0.5f; // was 0.25f;
+  _prefs.direct_tx_delay_factor = 0.2f; // was zero
   StrHelper::strncpy(_prefs.node_name, ADVERT_NAME, sizeof(_prefs.node_name));
   _prefs.node_lat = ADVERT_LAT;
   _prefs.node_lon = ADVERT_LON;
diff --git a/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
index f914a6b6..6564c4ef 100644
--- a/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ SensorMesh::SensorMesh(mesh::MainBoard& board, mesh::Radio& radio, mesh::Millise
   _prefs.airtime_factor = 1.0;    // one half
   _prefs.rx_delay_base =   0.0f;  // turn off by default, was 10.0;
   _prefs.tx_delay_factor = 0.5f;   // was 0.25f
+  _prefs.direct_tx_delay_factor = 0.2f; // was zero
   StrHelper::strncpy(_prefs.node_name, ADVERT_NAME, sizeof(_prefs.node_name));
   _prefs.node_lat = ADVERT_LAT;
   _prefs.node_lon = ADVERT_LON;