diff --git a/src/timeman.cpp b/src/timeman.cpp
index e1b3d4e641e..8d2bacca3c1 100644
--- a/src/timeman.cpp
+++ b/src/timeman.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace {
   /// Constants
 
   const int MoveHorizon  = 50;    // Plan time management at most this many moves ahead
-  const float MaxRatio   = 3.0f;  // When in trouble, we can step over reserved time with this ratio
+  const float MaxRatio   = 7.0f;  // When in trouble, we can step over reserved time with this ratio
   const float StealRatio = 0.33f; // However we must not steal time from remaining moves over this ratio