diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index ccd8c9ba4b..60ae288d3e 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ DataFlash_APM1 DataFlash(&spi_semaphore);
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // the rate we run the main loop at
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static const AP_InertialSensor::Sample_rate ins_sample_rate = AP_InertialSensor::RATE_100HZ;
+static const AP_InertialSensor::Sample_rate ins_sample_rate = AP_InertialSensor::RATE_200HZ;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Sensors
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void loop()
     // We want this to execute fast
     // ----------------------------
     num_samples = ins.num_samples_available();
-    if (num_samples >= 1) {
+    if (num_samples >= 2) {
 
         #if DEBUG_FAST_LOOP == ENABLED
         Log_Write_Data(DATA_FAST_LOOP, (int32_t)(timer - fast_loopTimer));
diff --git a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor_MPU6000.cpp b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor_MPU6000.cpp
index 9e18fd1aae..a673efb90f 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor_MPU6000.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor_MPU6000.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void AP_InertialSensor_MPU6000::hardware_init(Sample_rate sample_rate)
     case RATE_200HZ:
     default:
         rate = MPUREG_SMPLRT_200HZ;
-        default_filter = BITS_DLPF_CFG_98HZ;
+        default_filter = BITS_DLPF_CFG_42HZ;
         break;
     }