diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index b48ef22763..88003bb10f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static const int THROTTLED_SIM_FRAME_PERIOD_MS = MSECS_PER_SECOND / THROTTLED_SI
 
 static const uint32_t INVALID_FRAME = UINT32_MAX;
 
-static const float PHYSICS_READY_RANGE = 1.0f; // how far from avatar to check for entities that aren't ready for simulation
+static const float PHYSICS_READY_RANGE = 3.0f; // how far from avatar to check for entities that aren't ready for simulation
 
 static const QString DESKTOP_LOCATION = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation);
 
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 93ef140f30..f02dcee8f6 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, uint32_
         }
 
         if (!_body->isStaticOrKinematicObject()) {
-            const float DYNAMIC_LINEAR_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 0.02f;  // 5 cm/sec
+            const float DYNAMIC_LINEAR_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 0.05f;  // 5 cm/sec
             const float DYNAMIC_ANGULAR_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 0.087266f;  // ~5 deg/sec
 
             bool movingSlowlyLinear =
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
index 1dba0e9a07..a64796308e 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ const CollisionEvents& PhysicsEngine::getCollisionEvents() {
     while (contactItr != _contactMap.end()) {
         ContactInfo& contact = contactItr->second;
         ContactEventType type = contact.computeType(_numContactFrames);
-        const btScalar SIGNIFICANT_DEPTH = -0.008f; // penetrations have negative distance
+        const btScalar SIGNIFICANT_DEPTH = -0.002f; // penetrations have negative distance
         if (type != CONTACT_EVENT_TYPE_CONTINUE ||
                 (contact.distance < SIGNIFICANT_DEPTH &&
                  contact.readyForContinue(_numContactFrames))) {