diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
index c2bae02eaa..4ec2331d3b 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ void Sculpt::Main::_generate_runtime_config(Xml_generator &xml) const
 		xml.attribute("buffer",     "1M");
 	});
 
-	xml.node("heartbeat", [&] () { xml.attribute("rate_ms", 1000); });
+	xml.node("heartbeat", [&] () { xml.attribute("rate_ms", 2000); });
 
 	xml.node("parent-provides", [&] () {
 		gen_parent_service<Rom_session>(xml);
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/child_exit_state.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/child_exit_state.h
index b5989c2d5d..9768462220 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/child_exit_state.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/child_exit_state.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Child_exit_state
 					code = (int)child.attribute_value("exited", 0L);
 				}
 
-				responsive = (child.attribute_value("skipped_heartbeats", 0U) <= 2);
+				responsive = (child.attribute_value("skipped_heartbeats", 0U) <= 4);
 			}
 		});
 	}