diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Inception.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Inception.cpp
index 1969191f87..293d37fee2 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Inception.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Inception.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ bool Inception::estimateRAFTInterval() {
 
       double precision = 1.0e-2;
       mn = precision *
-        std::ceil((1. / precision)*(.5 + precision * (maxmean + 3.*maxstdev)));
+        std::ceil((1. / precision)*(1.0 + precision * (maxmean + 3.*maxstdev)));
       if (config.waitForSync()) {
         mn *= 4.;
       }