diff --git a/saltax/instructions/generator.py b/saltax/instructions/generator.py
index b9984e6..aa441a6 100644
--- a/saltax/instructions/generator.py
+++ b/saltax/instructions/generator.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def instr_file_name(runid, instr, recoil, generator_name, mode, rate=1e9/SALT_TI
     return filename
 
 def generator_se(runid, 
-                 n_tot=None, rate=1e9/SALT_TIME_INTERVAL, 
+                 n_tot=None, rate=1e10/SALT_TIME_INTERVAL, 
                  r_range=R_RANGE, z_range=Z_RANGE, 
                  time_mode="uniform", *args):
     """
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def generator_se(runid,
         
     return instr
 
-def generator_flat(runid, en_range=(0.2, 15.0), recoil=7,
+def generator_flat(runid, en_range=(0.2, 15.0), recoil=8,
                    n_tot=None, rate=1e9/SALT_TIME_INTERVAL, 
                    fmap=FIELD_MAP, nc=NC, 
                    r_range=R_RANGE, z_range=Z_RANGE,