diff --git a/src/algo_thunder.c b/src/algo_thunder.c
index d4e4425..3bcad7b 100644
--- a/src/algo_thunder.c
+++ b/src/algo_thunder.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "proxy.h"
 
-#define PROBE_EVERY 5
+#define PROBE_EVERY 3
 uint64_t compute_delta(struct timespec* prev_time, uint64_t max, uint8_t update) {
   struct timespec curr;
   int secs, nsecs;