diff --git a/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_async.vhd b/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_async.vhd
index d924b67..4b64a62 100644
--- a/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_async.vhd
+++ b/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_async.vhd
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ use work.fifo_ctrl_pkg.all;
 entity fifo_async is
 	Generic
 	(
-		addr_width					: natural := 4;
+		addr_width					: natural := 3;
 		data_width					: natural := 8;
-		almost_full_thresh			: integer := 12;
-		almost_empty_thresh			: integer := 4;
+		almost_full_thresh			: integer := 6;
+		almost_empty_thresh			: integer := 2;
 		allow_full_writes			: boolean := false;
 		allow_empty_reads			: boolean := false;
 		do_last_read_update			: boolean := true
diff --git a/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_sync.vhd b/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_sync.vhd
index 3a44c1e..8ae9a99 100644
--- a/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_sync.vhd
+++ b/lib/FIFO/src/fifo_sync.vhd
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ use work.fifo_ctrl_pkg.all;
 entity fifo_sync is
 	Generic 
 	(
-		addr_width					: natural := 4;
+		addr_width					: natural := 3;
 		data_width					: natural := 8;
-		almost_full_thresh			: integer := 12;
-		almost_empty_thresh			: integer := 4;
+		almost_full_thresh			: integer := 6;
+		almost_empty_thresh			: integer := 2;
 		allow_full_writes			: boolean := false;
 		allow_empty_reads			: boolean := false;
 		do_last_read_update			: boolean := true