diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index a2602fc7..4bfe9201 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ extractor.sankaku.wait-min & .wait-max
 --------------------------------------
 =========== =====
 Type        ``float``
-Default     ``2.5`` and ``5.0``
+Default     ``3.0`` and ``6.0``
 Description Minimum and maximum wait time in seconds between each image
 
             Sankaku Channel responds with ``429 Too Many Requests`` if it
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 2cf2868c..8674e171 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
         {
             "username": null,
             "password": null,
-            "wait-min": 2.5,
-            "wait-max": 5.0
+            "wait-min": 3.0,
+            "wait-max": 6.0
         },
         "imgur":
         {
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
         {
             "username": null,
             "password": null,
-            "wait-min": 2.5,
-            "wait-max": 5.0
+            "wait-min": 3.0,
+            "wait-max": 6.0
         },
         "seiga":
         {
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/sankaku.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/sankaku.py
index 15681cf2..88df989a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/sankaku.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/sankaku.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class SankakuExtractor(SharedConfigExtractor):
         self.start_page = 1
         self.start_post = 0
         self.extags = self.config("tags", False)
-        self.wait_min = self.config("wait-min", 2.5)
-        self.wait_max = self.config("wait-max", 5.0)
+        self.wait_min = self.config("wait-min", 3.0)
+        self.wait_max = self.config("wait-max", 6.0)
         if self.wait_max < self.wait_min:
             self.wait_max = self.wait_min