diff --git a/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py b/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
index fde91083a1..9f977d3b52 100644
--- a/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
+++ b/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ AVCHOME=mavutil.location(40.072842,-105.230575,1586,0)
 
 homeloc = None
 num_wp = 0
-speedup_default = 5
+speedup_default = 10
 
 def hover(mavproxy, mav, hover_throttle=1500):
     mavproxy.send('rc 3 %u\n' % hover_throttle)