diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 9a4fc459e..2b2caa14b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ game {
     # Use the index of that sample distance from this sequence in the sequence `delays` below.
     ranges = [150, 300, 400]
     # The absolute time delay before a successful packet must be dispatched regardless of distance. (s)
-    delay-max = 1000
+    delay-max = 1500
     # The time delays for each distance range before a successful packet must be dispatched. [s]
     # The index for an entry in this sequence is expected to be discovered using the `ranges` sequence above.
     # Delays between packets may not be as precise as desired
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionAvatarHandlers.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionAvatarHandlers.scala
index 06d7e44f1..51992e015 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionAvatarHandlers.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionAvatarHandlers.scala
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ class SessionAvatarHandlers(
           } //ms
           if (!wasVisible ||
             !previouslyInDrawableRange ||
+            durationSince > drawConfig.delayMax ||
             (!lastMsg.contains(pstateToSave) &&
               (canSeeReallyFar ||
                 currentDistance < drawConfig.rangeMin * drawConfig.rangeMin ||
-                durationSince > drawConfig.delayMax ||
                 sessionData.canSeeReallyFar ||
                 durationSince > targetDelay
                 )