diff --git a/flight/OpenPilot/UAVObjects/actuatorsettings.c b/flight/OpenPilot/UAVObjects/actuatorsettings.c
index 8e772d2fe..1c61f18bc 100644
--- a/flight/OpenPilot/UAVObjects/actuatorsettings.c
+++ b/flight/OpenPilot/UAVObjects/actuatorsettings.c
@@ -120,22 +120,22 @@ static void setDefaults(UAVObjHandle obj, uint16_t instId)
 	data.CCPMTailRotor = 8;
 	data.ChannelUpdateFreq[0] = 50;
 	data.ChannelUpdateFreq[1] = 50;
-	data.ChannelMax[0] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[1] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[2] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[3] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[4] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[5] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[6] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelMax[7] = 2000;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[0] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[1] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[2] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[3] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[4] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[5] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[6] = 1500;
-	data.ChannelNeutral[7] = 1500;
+	data.ChannelMax[0] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[1] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[2] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[3] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[4] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[5] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[6] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelMax[7] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[0] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[1] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[2] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[3] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[4] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[5] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[6] = 1000;
+	data.ChannelNeutral[7] = 1000;
 	data.ChannelMin[0] = 1000;
 	data.ChannelMin[1] = 1000;
 	data.ChannelMin[2] = 1000;
diff --git a/ground/src/plugins/uavobjects/actuatorsettings.cpp b/ground/src/plugins/uavobjects/actuatorsettings.cpp
index 362f87435..09b7e9fe1 100644
--- a/ground/src/plugins/uavobjects/actuatorsettings.cpp
+++ b/ground/src/plugins/uavobjects/actuatorsettings.cpp
@@ -453,22 +453,22 @@ void ActuatorSettings::setDefaultFieldValues()
     data.CCPMTailRotor = 8;
     data.ChannelUpdateFreq[0] = 50;
     data.ChannelUpdateFreq[1] = 50;
-    data.ChannelMax[0] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[1] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[2] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[3] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[4] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[5] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[6] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelMax[7] = 2000;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[0] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[1] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[2] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[3] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[4] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[5] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[6] = 1500;
-    data.ChannelNeutral[7] = 1500;
+    data.ChannelMax[0] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[1] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[2] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[3] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[4] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[5] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[6] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelMax[7] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[0] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[1] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[2] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[3] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[4] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[5] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[6] = 1000;
+    data.ChannelNeutral[7] = 1000;
     data.ChannelMin[0] = 1000;
     data.ChannelMin[1] = 1000;
     data.ChannelMin[2] = 1000;
diff --git a/ground/src/shared/uavobjectdefinition/actuatorsettings.xml b/ground/src/shared/uavobjectdefinition/actuatorsettings.xml
index e09571586..e128546ee 100644
--- a/ground/src/shared/uavobjectdefinition/actuatorsettings.xml
+++ b/ground/src/shared/uavobjectdefinition/actuatorsettings.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
         <field name="CCPMThrottle" units="channel" type="enum" elements="1" options="Channel0,Channel1,Channel2,Channel3,Channel4,Channel5,Channel6,Channel7,None" defaultvalue="None"/>
         <field name="CCPMTailRotor" units="channel" type="enum" elements="1" options="Channel0,Channel1,Channel2,Channel3,Channel4,Channel5,Channel6,Channel7,None" defaultvalue="None"/>
         <field name="ChannelUpdateFreq" units="Hz" type="int16" elements="2" defaultvalue="50"/>
-        <field name="ChannelMax" units="us" type="int16" elements="8" defaultvalue="2000"/>
-        <field name="ChannelNeutral" units="us" type="int16" elements="8" defaultvalue="1500"/>
+        <field name="ChannelMax" units="us" type="int16" elements="8" defaultvalue="1000"/>
+        <field name="ChannelNeutral" units="us" type="int16" elements="8" defaultvalue="1000"/>
         <field name="ChannelMin" units="us" type="int16" elements="8" defaultvalue="1000"/>
         <access gcs="readwrite" flight="readwrite"/>
         <telemetrygcs acked="true" updatemode="onchange" period="0"/>