diff --git a/common/xyzModem.c b/common/xyzModem.c
index 5656aac48f..248a5c8575 100644
--- a/common/xyzModem.c
+++ b/common/xyzModem.c
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ static struct
 #endif
 } xyz;
 
-#define xyzModem_CHAR_TIMEOUT            2000	/* 2 seconds */
-#define xyzModem_MAX_RETRIES             20
-#define xyzModem_MAX_RETRIES_WITH_CRC    10
+#define xyzModem_CHAR_TIMEOUT            200	/* 0.2 seconds */
+#define xyzModem_MAX_RETRIES             200
+#define xyzModem_MAX_RETRIES_WITH_CRC    100
 #define xyzModem_CAN_COUNT                3	/* Wait for 3 CAN before quitting */
 
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ xyzModem_get_hdr (void)
 	  /* Data stream timed out */
 	  xyzModem_flush ();	/* Toss any current input */
 	  ZM_DEBUG (zm_dump (__LINE__));
-	  CYGACC_CALL_IF_DELAY_US ((cyg_int32) 250000);
+	  /*CYGACC_CALL_IF_DELAY_US ((cyg_int32) 250000);*/
 	  return xyzModem_timeout;
 	}
     }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ xyzModem_stream_open (connection_info_t * info, int *err)
 	{
 	  if (--crc_retries <= 0)
 	    xyz.crc_mode = false;
-	  CYGACC_CALL_IF_DELAY_US (5 * 100000);	/* Extra delay for startup */
+	  /*CYGACC_CALL_IF_DELAY_US (5 * 100000);*/	/* Extra delay for startup */
 	  CYGACC_COMM_IF_PUTC (*xyz.__chan, (xyz.crc_mode ? 'C' : NAK));
 	  xyz.total_retries++;
 	  ZM_DEBUG (zm_dprintf ("NAK (%d)\n", __LINE__));