diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index a9ac1cf0a..47883ab5e 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
 #define RESP_CODE_STATS               24   // v8+, second byte is stats type
 #define RESP_CODE_AUTOADD_CONFIG      25
 
-#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS        500
-#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR       16.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR       6.0f
-#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS 250
+#define SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS        1000
+#define FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR       32.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_FACTOR       10.0f
+#define DIRECT_SEND_PERHOP_EXTRA_MILLIS 500
 #define LAZY_CONTACTS_WRITE_DELAY       5000
 
 #define PUBLIC_GROUP_PSK                "izOH6cXN6mrJ5e26oRXNcg=="
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ void MyMesh::onTraceRecv(mesh::Packet *packet, uint32_t tag, uint32_t auth_code,
   }
 }
 
-uint32_t MyMesh::calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis) const {
-  return SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS + (FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * pkt_airtime_millis);
+uint32_t MyMesh::calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t attempt) const {
+  return (SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS + (FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * pkt_airtime_millis)) * (attempt + 1);
 }
 uint32_t MyMesh::calcDirectTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t path_len) const {
   return SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS +
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
index 95265a19a..3942848a9 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class MyMesh : public BaseChatMesh, public DataStoreHost {
   void onTraceRecv(mesh::Packet *packet, uint32_t tag, uint32_t auth_code, uint8_t flags,
                    const uint8_t *path_snrs, const uint8_t *path_hashes, uint8_t path_len) override;
 
-  uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis) const override;
+  uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t attempt = 0) const override;
   uint32_t calcDirectTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t path_len) const override;
   void onSendTimeout() override;
 
diff --git a/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp b/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
index a389ec74b..30ad7d592 100644
--- a/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ class MyMesh : public BaseChatMesh, ContactVisitor {
     // not supported
   }
 
-  uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis) const override {
-    return SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS + (FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * pkt_airtime_millis);
+  uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t attempt = 0) const override {
+    return (SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS + (FLOOD_SEND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * pkt_airtime_millis)) * (attempt + 1);
   }
   uint32_t calcDirectTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t path_len) const override {
     return SEND_TIMEOUT_BASE_MILLIS + 
diff --git a/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp b/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp
index 6de7469d0..3c1c4797d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ int  BaseChatMesh::sendMessage(const ContactInfo& recipient, uint32_t timestamp,
   int rc;
   if (recipient.out_path_len < 0) {
     sendFloodScoped(recipient, pkt);
-    txt_send_timeout = futureMillis(est_timeout = calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(t));
+    txt_send_timeout = futureMillis(est_timeout = calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(t, attempt));
     rc = MSG_SEND_SENT_FLOOD;
   } else {
     sendDirect(pkt, recipient.out_path, recipient.out_path_len);
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int  BaseChatMesh::sendCommandData(const ContactInfo& recipient, uint32_t timest
   int rc;
   if (recipient.out_path_len < 0) {
     sendFloodScoped(recipient, pkt);
-    txt_send_timeout = futureMillis(est_timeout = calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(t));
+    txt_send_timeout = futureMillis(est_timeout = calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(t, attempt));
     rc = MSG_SEND_SENT_FLOOD;
   } else {
     sendDirect(pkt, recipient.out_path, recipient.out_path_len);
diff --git a/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.h b/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.h
index fd391b980..2484da6ca 100644
--- a/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.h
+++ b/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class BaseChatMesh : public mesh::Mesh {
   virtual void onMessageRecv(const ContactInfo& contact, mesh::Packet* pkt, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char *text) = 0;
   virtual void onCommandDataRecv(const ContactInfo& contact, mesh::Packet* pkt, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char *text) = 0;
   virtual void onSignedMessageRecv(const ContactInfo& contact, mesh::Packet* pkt, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t *sender_prefix, const char *text) = 0;
-  virtual uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis) const = 0;
+  virtual uint32_t calcFloodTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t attempt = 0) const = 0;
   virtual uint32_t calcDirectTimeoutMillisFor(uint32_t pkt_airtime_millis, uint8_t path_len) const = 0;
   virtual void onSendTimeout() = 0;
   virtual void onChannelMessageRecv(const mesh::GroupChannel& channel, mesh::Packet* pkt, uint32_t timestamp, const char *text) = 0;