diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
index 67ccff6bf8..41183a3ff3 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ConnectionRepository(
             # manual garbage-collect task
             taskMgr.add(self._garbageCollect, self.GarbageCollectTaskName, 200)
             # periodically increase gc threshold if there is no garbage
-            taskMgr.doMethodLater(self.config.GetFloat('garbage-threshold-adjust-delay', 15 * 60.),
+            taskMgr.doMethodLater(self.config.GetFloat('garbage-threshold-adjust-delay', 5 * 60.),
                                   self._adjustGcThreshold, self.GarbageThresholdTaskName)
             
         self._gcDefaultThreshold = gc.get_threshold()
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py b/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
index 298d71991f..56dfb4125e 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def checkForGarbageLeaks():
         func('%s garbage cycles found, see info above' % gr.getNumCycles())
     return numGarbage
 
-def b_checkForGarbageLeaks():
+def b_checkForGarbageLeaks(wantReply=False):
     # does a garbage collect on the client and the AI
     # returns number of client garbage leaks
     # logs leak info and terminates (if configured to do so)
@@ -540,5 +540,5 @@ def b_checkForGarbageLeaks():
         pass
     else:
         if base.cr.timeManager:
-            base.cr.timeManager.d_checkForGarbageLeaks()
+            base.cr.timeManager.d_checkForGarbageLeaks(wantReply=wantReply)
     return checkForGarbageLeaks()