diff --git a/tidepool/example-configs/18L.toml b/tidepool/example-configs/18L.toml
index 73eb68c..a4c0f05 100644
--- a/tidepool/example-configs/18L.toml
+++ b/tidepool/example-configs/18L.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 game.goal = 18
-bot.iters = 500_000
+bot.iters = 100_000
diff --git a/tidepool/src/config.rs b/tidepool/src/config.rs
index 5af58d0..3caa82f 100644
--- a/tidepool/src/config.rs
+++ b/tidepool/src/config.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub struct BotConfig {
 
 impl BotConfig {
     pub const DEFAULT: Self = Self {
-        iters: 100_000,
+        iters: 50_000,
         weights: Weights::DEFAULT,
     };
 }