diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.h b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.h
index ce50d674e..bc7ab4f10 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.h
@@ -91,17 +91,16 @@ namespace cryptonote
     uint64_t get_block_reward() const { return m_block_reward; }
 
     static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_DEFAULT_IDLE_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE       = 90;
-    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_IDLE_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE           = 50;
+    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_IDLE_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE           = 0;
     static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MAX_IDLE_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE           = 99;
     static constexpr uint16_t BACKGROUND_MINING_DEFAULT_MIN_IDLE_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS    = 10;
     static constexpr uint16_t BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_MIN_IDLE_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS        = 10;
     static constexpr uint16_t BACKGROUND_MINING_MAX_MIN_IDLE_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS        = 3600;
     static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_DEFAULT_MINING_TARGET_PERCENTAGE        = 40;
-    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_MINING_TARGET_PERCENTAGE            = 5;
-    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MAX_MINING_TARGET_PERCENTAGE            = 50;
+    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_MINING_TARGET_PERCENTAGE            = 1;
+    static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MAX_MINING_TARGET_PERCENTAGE            = 100;
     static constexpr uint8_t  BACKGROUND_MINING_MINER_MONITOR_INVERVAL_IN_SECONDS       = 10;
     static constexpr uint64_t BACKGROUND_MINING_DEFAULT_MINER_EXTRA_SLEEP_MILLIS        = 400; // ramp up 
-    static constexpr uint64_t BACKGROUND_MINING_MIN_MINER_EXTRA_SLEEP_MILLIS            = 5;
 
   private:
     bool worker_thread();