diff --git a/resallocserver/manager.py b/resallocserver/manager.py
index 4ec31b6..bcaf7fa 100644
--- a/resallocserver/manager.py
+++ b/resallocserver/manager.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def recalculate_statistics(self, session, success):
         # Approximation is good enough here, so we are using the moving average.
         # The alpha should be between 0.1 and 0.9, the higher the value, the
         # better it reacts to sudden spikes in failures
-        alpha = 0.5
+        alpha = 0.2
 
         if success:
             if dbpool.startup_time_avg is None: