diff --git a/examples/routing/aodv.cc b/examples/routing/aodv.cc
index f2f611fab..3b1f3ffa5 100644
--- a/examples/routing/aodv.cc
+++ b/examples/routing/aodv.cc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AodvExample::AodvExample () :
   size (10),
-  step (120),
+  step (100),
   totalTime (10),
   pcap (true)
 {