diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 3fe2ac9e5d..e72c929a44 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void Menu::loadSettings(QSettings* settings) {
     }
 
     _audioJitterBufferFrames = loadSetting(settings, "audioJitterBufferFrames", 0);
-    _maxFramesOverDesired = loadSetting(settings, "maxFramesOverDesired", 0);
+    _maxFramesOverDesired = loadSetting(settings, "maxFramesOverDesired", DEFAULT_MAX_FRAMES_OVER_DESIRED);
     _fieldOfView = loadSetting(settings, "fieldOfView", DEFAULT_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES);
     _realWorldFieldOfView = loadSetting(settings, "realWorldFieldOfView", DEFAULT_REAL_WORLD_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES);
     _faceshiftEyeDeflection = loadSetting(settings, "faceshiftEyeDeflection", DEFAULT_FACESHIFT_EYE_DEFLECTION);
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 2bc750007a..66c4115927 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const float ADJUST_LOD_MAX_SIZE_SCALE = DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
 const float MINIMUM_AVATAR_LOD_DISTANCE_MULTIPLIER = 0.1f;
 const float MAXIMUM_AVATAR_LOD_DISTANCE_MULTIPLIER = 15.0f;
 
+const int DEFAULT_MAX_FRAMES_OVER_DESIRED = 20;
+
 enum FrustumDrawMode {
     FRUSTUM_DRAW_MODE_ALL,
     FRUSTUM_DRAW_MODE_VECTORS,