diff --git a/config/nav2_params.yaml b/config/nav2_params.yaml
index beaff67..9bae32f 100644
--- a/config/nav2_params.yaml
+++ b/config/nav2_params.yaml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ controller_server:
       rotate_to_heading_angular_vel: 1.8
       transform_tolerance: 0.1
       use_velocity_scaled_lookahead_dist: false
-      min_approach_linear_velocity: 0.05
+      min_approach_linear_velocity: 0.1 # was 0.05
       approach_velocity_scaling_dist: 0.6
       use_collision_detection: true
       max_allowed_time_to_collision_up_to_carrot: 1.0