diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/Connection.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/Connection.java
index a06a48809..ed549b8ab 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/Connection.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/Connection.java
@@ -421,8 +421,6 @@ class Connection {
             }
             
             long timeout = _options.getRTO();
-            if (timeout > MAX_RESEND_DELAY)
-                timeout = MAX_RESEND_DELAY;
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
                 _log.debug("Resend in " + timeout + " for " + packet);
 
@@ -1579,9 +1577,7 @@ class Connection {
                 } else {
                     //long timeout = _options.getResendDelay() << numSends;
                     long rto = _options.getRTO();
-                    if (rto < MIN_RESEND_DELAY)
-                        rto = MIN_RESEND_DELAY;
-                    long timeout = rto << (numSends-1);
+                    long timeout = rto << (numSends-2);
                     if ( (timeout > MAX_RESEND_DELAY) || (timeout <= 0) )
                         timeout = MAX_RESEND_DELAY;
                     // set this before enqueue() as it passes it on to the router
diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/ConnectionOptions.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/ConnectionOptions.java
index 1d48a33b3..f69f2ed31 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/ConnectionOptions.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/ConnectionOptions.java
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ class ConnectionOptions extends I2PSocketOptionsImpl {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  @return Connection.MIN_RESEND_DELAY to Connection.MAX_RESEND_DELAY
+     */
     public synchronized int getRTO() { return _rto; }
 
     /** used in TCB @since 0.9.8 */
@@ -642,13 +645,15 @@ class ConnectionOptions extends I2PSocketOptionsImpl {
      * Double the RTO (after congestion).
      * See RFC 6298 section 5 item 5.5
      *
+     * @return new value, Connection.MIN_RESEND_DELAY to Connection.MAX_RESEND_DELAY
      * @since 0.9.33
      */
-    synchronized void doubleRTO() {
+    synchronized int doubleRTO() {
         // we don't need to switch on _initState, _rto is set in constructor
         _rto *= 2;
         if (_rto > Connection.MAX_RESEND_DELAY)
             _rto = (int)Connection.MAX_RESEND_DELAY;
+        return _rto;
     }
     
     /**
@@ -707,8 +712,9 @@ class ConnectionOptions extends I2PSocketOptionsImpl {
      * @return ACK delay in ms
      */
     public int getSendAckDelay() { return _sendAckDelay; }
+
     /**
-     *  Unused except here, so expect the default initial delay of 2000 ms unless set by the user
+     *  Unused except here, so expect the default initial delay of DEFAULT_INITIAL_ACK_DELAY unless set by the user
      *  to remain constant.
      */
     public void setSendAckDelay(int delayMs) { _sendAckDelay = delayMs; }
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 77ca98327..e2e6e6dde 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-04-10 zzz
+ * Streaming: Fix retransmission time (ticket #2709)
+
+2020-04-10 zzz
+ * Jetty: Add GzipHandler for eepsites on Jetty 9.3/9.4 (ticket #2599)
+
 2020-04-08 zzz
  * i2psnark: Give peers preference to get first pieces (ticket #2473)
  * NetDB: Remove class M from auto-floodfill
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index fecba78d6..a6204817e 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 7;
+    public final static long BUILD = 8;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";