diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index 5d8f09ceee..4ac0f28cb5 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EMOJIS
 ## To speed things up make the number negative, to slow things down, make the number positive.
 
 ## These modify the run/walk speed of all mobs before the mob-specific modifiers are applied.
-RUN_DELAY 1
+RUN_DELAY 2
 WALK_DELAY 4
 
 ## The variables below affect the movement of specific mob types.