diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fe802c..45437b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ Training will also take a while, especially if you've given it a lot of data. Fo
   - temperature: how "random" you want the bot to be, can be 0-2. lower is less "random"
     - default: 0.9
   - presencePenalty: how "on topic" the bot should be, can be 0-2. lower is more "on topic"
-    - default: 0
+    - default: 0.3
   - frequencyPenalty: how "repetitive" the bot should be, can be 0-2. lower is more "repetitive"
-    - default: 0
+    - default: 0.3
   - severityCategory: what "level" of slurs and bad words should we filter, can be 0-3.
     - default: 2.6
   <hr>
diff --git a/frontend/config.sample.json b/frontend/config.sample.json
index 1113d0d..9a8838d 100644
--- a/frontend/config.sample.json
+++ b/frontend/config.sample.json
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   "openaiapi": {
     "apiKey": "your openai api key here",
     "modelId": "your fine tuned model id",
-    "maxTokens": 100,
-    "temperature": 0.6,
-    "presencePenalty": 0.6,
-    "frequencyPenalty": 1,
+    "maxTokens": 256,
+    "temperature": 0.9,
+    "presencePenalty": 0.3,
+    "frequencyPenalty": 0.3,
     "systemPrompt": "your system prompt here"
   },
-  "severityCategory": 2.2,
+  "severityCategory": 2.8,
   "removePings": 1,
   "removeLinks": 0,
   "allowedUserTag": 0