diff --git a/include/reHDD.h b/include/reHDD.h
index 30a59a8..6b3c79d 100644
--- a/include/reHDD.h
+++ b/include/reHDD.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // Drive handling Settings
 #define WORSE_HOURS   19200 //mark drive if at this limit or beyond
 #define WORSE_POWERUP 10000  //mark drive if at this limit or beyond
-#define SHRED_ITERATIONS 3U
+#define SHRED_ITERATIONS 2U
 #define FROZEN_TIMEOUT 20 //After this timeout (minutes) the drive will be marked as frozen
 #define METRIC_THRESHOLD 3L*1000L*1000L*1000L //calc shred speed with this minimum of time delta