diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/InboundEstablishState.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/InboundEstablishState.java
index 2d545de7a290a16f74c54c72f6503635a2faf000..abdd59e15dab5871ded6b824979fc5e9b6e0a56c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/InboundEstablishState.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/InboundEstablishState.java
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ class InboundEstablishState {
         IB_STATE_COMPLETE
     }
     
-    /** basic delay before backoff */
-    private static final long RETRANSMIT_DELAY = 1500;
+    /** basic delay before backoff
+     *  Transmissions at 0, 3, 9 sec
+     *  Previously: 1500 (0, 1.5, 4.5, 10.5)
+     */
+    private static final long RETRANSMIT_DELAY = 3000;
 
     /** max delay including backoff */
     private static final long MAX_DELAY = 15*1000;
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundEstablishState.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundEstablishState.java
index 8f3aa8d8a11dbc3b1d48667201ffd7223ce0956a..39adc9b24b36f210e7a7081cb1374cc6dd6b2b46 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundEstablishState.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundEstablishState.java
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ class OutboundEstablishState {
         OB_STATE_VALIDATION_FAILED
     }
     
-    /** basic delay before backoff */
-    private static final long RETRANSMIT_DELAY = 1500;
+    /** basic delay before backoff
+     *  Transmissions at 0, 3, 9 sec
+     *  Previously: 1500 (0, 1.5, 4.5, 10.5)
+     */
+    private static final long RETRANSMIT_DELAY = 3000;
 
     /** max delay including backoff */
     private static final long MAX_DELAY = 15*1000;