diff --git a/src/kart_2dnav/params/costmap_common_params.yaml b/src/kart_2dnav/params/costmap_common_params.yaml
index 2ec8c51..f998000 100644
--- a/src/kart_2dnav/params/costmap_common_params.yaml
+++ b/src/kart_2dnav/params/costmap_common_params.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # 2. footprint used by teb_local_planner tutorials. Use this for simulation as of now
 footprint: [ [-0.1,-0.125], [0.5,-0.125], [0.5,0.125], [-0.1,0.125] ]
 
-transform_tolerance: 0.2 
+transform_tolerance: 0.5 
 map_type: costmap
 
 obstacle_layer:
diff --git a/src/kart_2dnav/params/global_costmap_params.yaml b/src/kart_2dnav/params/global_costmap_params.yaml
index 9a6211c..c77239d 100644
--- a/src/kart_2dnav/params/global_costmap_params.yaml
+++ b/src/kart_2dnav/params/global_costmap_params.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ global_costmap:
     public_frequency: 0.5 # match teb_local_planner_tutorials
     static_map: false     # we are not using a map server / existing map
 
-    transform_tolerance: 0.2
+    transform_tolerance: 0.5
     plugins:
         - {name: static_layer, type:    "costmap_2d::StaticLayer"}
         - {name: obstacle_layer, type:  "costmap_2d::VoxelLayer"}