diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index 2386e6c..2b29b38 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ elseif preset == 'xnes2' then
 
         deterministic = false,
 
-        deviation = 0.5,
-        negate_trials = true,
+        deviation = 1.0,
+        negate_trials = true, --false,
 
-        epoch_trials = 25,
+        epoch_trials = 10, --50,
 
-        learning_rate = 0.01,
+        learning_rate = 0.04,
         mean_adapt = 0.5,
-        weight_decay = 0.01,
-        sigma_decay = 0.0016, --0.00128,
+        weight_decay = 0.004,
+        sigma_decay = 0.00128,
     }
 
 elseif preset == 'ars' then