diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 65502f4b..94fb00a1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
    }
 
       if (payload == ON) {  // moved to here
+//      if ((payload == ON) && (mode != BPSK)) {  // moved to here
         STEMBoardFailure = 0;
         printf("get_payload_status: %d \n", get_payload_serial(FALSE));  // not debug
 	fflush(stdout); 
@@ -1393,7 +1394,8 @@ void get_tlm_fox() {
 //      while ((millis() - sampleTime) < (unsigned int)samplePeriod)
      int startSleep = millis();	    
      if ((millis() - sampleTime) < ((unsigned int)frameTime - 250))  // was 250 100 500 for FSK
-        sleep(2.0); // 0.5);  // 25);  // initial period
+//        sleep(2.0); // 0.5);  // 25);  // initial period
+        sleep(1.0); // 0.5);  // 25);  // initial period
      while ((millis() - sampleTime) < ((unsigned int)frameTime - 250))  // was 250 100
         sleep(0.1); // 25); // 0.5);  // 25);
 //        sleep((unsigned int)sleepTime);
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index 19079191..076c0523 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ unsigned int sampleTime = 0;
 int frames_sent = 0;
 int cw_id = ON;
 int vB4 = FALSE, vB5 = FALSE, vB3 = FALSE, ax5043 = FALSE, transmit = FALSE, onLed, onLedOn, onLedOff, txLed, txLedOn, txLedOff, payload = OFF;
-float voltageThreshold = 3.6, batteryVoltage = 4.5, batteryCurrent = 0, currentThreshold = 100;
+// float voltageThreshold = 3.6, batteryVoltage = 4.5, batteryCurrent = 0, currentThreshold = 100;
+float voltageThreshold = 3.5, batteryVoltage = 4.5, batteryCurrent = 0, currentThreshold = 100;
 float latitude = 39.027702f, longitude = -77.078064f;
 float lat_file, long_file;
 double cpuTemp;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ int start_flag_detected = FALSE;
 int start_flag_complete = FALSE;
 int end_flag_detected = FALSE;
 int jpeg_start = 0;
-#define CAMERA_TIMEOUT 10000 // 20000  // Camera timeout in milli seconds
+#define CAMERA_TIMEOUT 2000 // 10000 // 20000  // Payload timeout in milli seconds
 
 void battery_saver(int setting);
 int battery_saver_check();