diff --git a/roles/build-config/templates/babeld.j2 b/roles/build-config/templates/babeld.j2
index 76810ef5..1a20d9c1 100644
--- a/roles/build-config/templates/babeld.j2
+++ b/roles/build-config/templates/babeld.j2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config general
 ## default per-interface options
 config interface
         option 'enable_timestamps' 'true'
-        option 'max_rtt_penalty' '1000'
+        option 'max_rtt_penalty' '2000'
 
 config interface
         option 'ifname' 'fake_interface'