diff --git a/src/hardware/keyboard.cpp b/src/hardware/keyboard.cpp
index f68d2b09..1604e339 100644
--- a/src/hardware/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/keyboard.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void KEYBOARD_Init(Section* sec) {
 	keyb.command=CMD_NONE;
 	keyb.p60changed=false;
 	keyb.repeat.key=KBD_NONE;
-	keyb.repeat.pause=200;
+	keyb.repeat.pause=500;
 	keyb.repeat.rate=33;
 	keyb.repeat.wait=0;
 	KEYBOARD_ClrBuffer();