diff --git a/lib/tty/key.c b/lib/tty/key.c

index b1064a3..cad63bd 100644

--- a/lib/tty/key.c

+++ b/lib/tty/key.c

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int alternate_plus_minus = 0;

 int mou_auto_repeat = 100;

 int double_click_speed = 250;

-int old_esc_mode = 0;

+int old_esc_mode = 1;

 int use_8th_bit_as_meta = 0;

 /* This table is a mapping between names and the constants we use

@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static key_define_t qansi_key_defines[] = {

 };

 /* timeout for old_esc_mode in usec */

-static int keyboard_key_timeout = 1000000;      /* settable via env */

+static int keyboard_key_timeout = 25000;      /* settable via env */

 /* This holds all the key definitions */

 static key_def *keys = NULL;