diff --git a/examples/closePaint.js b/examples/closePaint.js
index fa692e0bbc..136237d4b7 100644
--- a/examples/closePaint.js
+++ b/examples/closePaint.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function MyController(hand, triggerAction) {
         y: 50,
         z: 50
       },
-      lifetime: 100
+      lifetime: 200
     });
     this.strokePoints = [];
     this.strokeNormals = [];