diff --git a/src/utils/dummyrunner/dummyrunner.py b/src/utils/dummyrunner/dummyrunner.py
index a5ba0521c8..da82e177a0 100644
--- a/src/utils/dummyrunner/dummyrunner.py
+++ b/src/utils/dummyrunner/dummyrunner.py
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ DEFAULT_NCLIENTS = 1
 # time between each 'tick', in seconds, if not set on command
 # line. All launched clients will be called upon to possibly do an
 # action with this frequency.
-DEFAULT_TIMESTEP = 1#5
+DEFAULT_TIMESTEP = 5
 # Port to use, if not specified on command line
 DEFAULT_PORT = settings.TELNET_PORTS[0]
 # chance of an action happening, per timestep. This helps to
 # spread out usage randomly, like it would be in reality.
-CHANCE_OF_ACTION = 1#0.1
+CHANCE_OF_ACTION = 0.1
 
 
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