diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
index 490e1bfea..cc51749cb 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
@@ -963,8 +963,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
             WriteChatMessages(outmsg, c);
 
-            //write as many position updates as the message can fit
-            while (outmsg.LengthBytes < config.MaximumTransmissionUnit - 20 && 
+            //write as many position updates as the message can fit (only after midround syncing is done)
+            while (!c.NeedsMidRoundSync &&
+                outmsg.LengthBytes < config.MaximumTransmissionUnit - 20 && 
                 c.PendingPositionUpdates.Count > 0)
             {
                 var entity = c.PendingPositionUpdates.Dequeue();
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetEntityEvent/ServerEntityEventManager.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetEntityEvent/ServerEntityEventManager.cs
index 648b28c43..69413017a 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetEntityEvent/ServerEntityEventManager.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/NetEntityEvent/ServerEntityEventManager.cs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             else
             {
                 double midRoundSyncTimeOut = uniqueEvents.Count / MaxEventsPerWrite * server.UpdateInterval.TotalSeconds;
-                midRoundSyncTimeOut = Math.Max(5.0f, midRoundSyncTimeOut * 2.0f);
+                midRoundSyncTimeOut = Math.Max(10.0f, midRoundSyncTimeOut * 2.0f);
 
                 client.UnreceivedEntityEventCount = (UInt16)uniqueEvents.Count;
                 client.FirstNewEventID = 0;