diff --git a/linux/esptun.c b/linux/esptun.c
index a302fcb..6e57812 100644
--- a/linux/esptun.c
+++ b/linux/esptun.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #define ESP_BUFSIZE 2000
 /* buffer for reading from tun/tap interface, must be >= 1500 */
 #define TAP_BUFSIZE 2000
-/* baud rate (max 115200*40 = 4608000) */
-#define BAUDRATE (115200 * 10)
+/* baud rate (max 115200*40 = 4608000). TODO: make this a command line argument. */
+#define BAUDRATE (115200 * 4)
 
 /** Macro for writing static strings without needing strlen. */
 #define S(s) (const uint8_t*)(s), (sizeof(s)-1)