diff --git a/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py b/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
index 24b52d60b..864eafed8 100644
--- a/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
+++ b/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class EmpiricalGaussVelocityDeflection(BaseModel):
     """
     horizontal_deflection_gain_D: float = field(default=3.0)
     vertical_deflection_gain_D: float = field(default=-1)
-    deflection_rate: float = field(default=15)
+    deflection_rate: float = field(default=30)
     mixing_gain_deflection: float = field(default=0.0)
     yaw_added_mixing_gain: float = field(default=0.0)
 
diff --git a/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py b/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
index a4e8e12eb..517ebf73f 100644
--- a/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
+++ b/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class EmpiricalGaussVelocityDeficit(BaseModel):
             :style: unsrt
             :filter: docname in docnames
     """
-    wake_expansion_rates: list = field(default=[0.01, 0.005])
+    wake_expansion_rates: list = field(default=[0.023, 0.008])
     breakpoints_D: list = field(default=[10])
     sigma_0_D: float = field(default=0.28)
     smoothing_length_D: float = field(default=2.0)