diff --git a/keyboards/cheapino/cheapino.c b/keyboards/cheapino/cheapino.c
index eb7c251f10..6b1e62de42 100644
--- a/keyboards/cheapino/cheapino.c
+++ b/keyboards/cheapino/cheapino.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 // This is to keep state between callbacks, when it is 0 the
 // initial RGB flash is finished
-uint8_t _hue_countdown = 25;
+uint8_t _hue_countdown = 50;
 
 // These are to keep track of user selected color, so we
 // can restore it after RGB flash
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ uint8_t _value;
 // stop us from using the keyboard.
 // https://docs.qmk.fm/#/custom_quantum_functions?id=deferred-executor-registration
 uint32_t flash_led(uint32_t next_trigger_time, void *cb_arg) {
-    rgblight_sethsv(_hue_countdown * 10, 230, 70);
+    rgblight_sethsv(_hue_countdown * 5, 230, 70);
     _hue_countdown--;
     if (_hue_countdown == 0) {
         // Finished, reset to user chosen led color
         rgblight_sethsv(_hue, _saturation, _value);
         return 0;
     } else {
-        return 100;
+        return 50;
     }
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void keyboard_post_init_user(void) {
     _value = rgblight_get_val();
 
     // Flash a little on start
-    defer_exec(100, flash_led, NULL);
+    defer_exec(50, flash_led, NULL);
 }
 
 // Make the builtin RGB led show different colors per layer: