diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py b/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
index 9307bdc24c3..000d8b795cd 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         OT3AxisKind.X: 0.5,
         OT3AxisKind.Y: 0.5,
         OT3AxisKind.Z: 0.5,
-        OT3AxisKind.P: 0.8,
+        OT3AxisKind.P: 0.3,
         OT3AxisKind.Z_G: 0.2,
         OT3AxisKind.Q: 0.3,
     },
diff --git a/shared-data/pipette/definitions/2/general/ninety_six_channel/p1000/3_5.json b/shared-data/pipette/definitions/2/general/ninety_six_channel/p1000/3_5.json
index 5d7fcabd624..1b72ae6f7f7 100644
--- a/shared-data/pipette/definitions/2/general/ninety_six_channel/p1000/3_5.json
+++ b/shared-data/pipette/definitions/2/general/ninety_six_channel/p1000/3_5.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "distance": 29.8
   },
   "plungerMotorConfigurations": {
-    "idle": 0.8,
+    "idle": 0.3,
     "run": 0.8
   },
   "plungerPositionsConfigurations": {