diff --git a/interface/src/devices/SixenseManager.cpp b/interface/src/devices/SixenseManager.cpp
index 2498eec5ac..352cae44ab 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/SixenseManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/SixenseManager.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void SixenseManager::update(float deltaTime) {
         palm->setRawPosition(position);
         
         // use the velocity to determine whether there's any movement
-        const float MOVEMENT_SPEED_THRESHOLD = 0.001f;
+        const float MOVEMENT_SPEED_THRESHOLD = 0.05f;
         if (glm::length(rawVelocity) > MOVEMENT_SPEED_THRESHOLD) {
             _lastMovement = usecTimestampNow();
         }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void SixenseManager::update(float deltaTime) {
     }
     
     // if the controllers haven't been moved in a while, disable
-    const int MOVEMENT_DISABLE_DURATION = 5 * 1000 * 1000;
+    const int MOVEMENT_DISABLE_DURATION = 30 * 1000 * 1000;
     if (usecTimestampNow() - _lastMovement > MOVEMENT_DISABLE_DURATION) {
         for (vector<PalmData>::iterator it = hand.getPalms().begin(); it != hand.getPalms().end(); it++) {
             it->setActive(false);