diff --git a/mini-beieli-node.ino b/mini-beieli-node.ino
index 544f3a6..aa431fc 100644
--- a/mini-beieli-node.ino
+++ b/mini-beieli-node.ino
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ void StartNewIteration() {
     if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
       gCatena.SafePrintf("%010d - startSendingUplink(), my_position: %d, iteration: %d, package_counter: %d\n", millis(), my_position, iteration, package_counter);
     }
-    // the first 3 packets are "Init-Packets" or each INIT_PACKAGE_INTERVAL ...
+    // the first 5 packets are "Init-Packets" or each INIT_PACKAGE_INTERVAL ...
     startSendingUplink(next_package_is_init_package);
-    next_package_is_init_package = ((iteration < 3) || ((package_counter % INIT_PACKAGE_INTERVAL) == 0));
+    next_package_is_init_package = ((iteration < 5) || ((package_counter % INIT_PACKAGE_INTERVAL) == 0));
     
     if (config_data.debug_level > 1) {
       gLed.Set(LedPattern::TwoShort);
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ void StartNewIteration() {
     sleep_time_sec = 5;
   }
 
-  // for the first 3 iterations, we set the sleep time to 10 seconds only...
-  if (iteration <= 3) {
+  // for the first 5 iterations, we set the sleep time to 10 seconds only...
+  if (iteration <= 5) {
     sleep_time_sec = 10;
   }
 
@@ -969,9 +969,9 @@ static void receiveMessage(void *pContext, uint8_t port, const uint8_t *pMessage
     gCatena.SafePrintf("\n");
   }
 
-  if (LMIC.seqnoUp > 3) {
+  if (LMIC.seqnoUp > 5) {
     if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
-      gCatena.SafePrintf("setting calibration config with downlink is only possible within first three uplink packets!\n");
+      gCatena.SafePrintf("setting calibration config with downlink is only possible within first five uplink packets!\n");
       return;
     }