diff --git a/games/tetris/input.c b/games/tetris/input.c
index 9fa16eb..d4b4ec9 100644
--- a/games/tetris/input.c
+++ b/games/tetris/input.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define TETRIS_INPUT_CHATTER_TICKS_LEFT    12
 #define TETRIS_INPUT_CHATTER_TICKS_RIGHT   12
 #define TETRIS_INPUT_CHATTER_TICKS_DOWN    12
-#define TETRIS_INPUT_CHATTER_TICKS_DROP    48
+#define TETRIS_INPUT_CHATTER_TICKS_DROP    20
 
 // wait cycles per level (array of uint8_t)
 #define TETRIS_INPUT_LVL_CYCLES 200, 133, 100, 80, 66, 57, 50, 44, 40, 36, 33, \