diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 28adbec2d5..378a5b573a 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ TextColor2=1,0.3,0.3,1
 TextColor3=0.3,1,0.3,1
 EmptyScoreName=STEP
 DifficultiesToShow=easy,medium,hard,challenge
-PageFadeSeconds=0.5
+PageFadeSeconds=1.0
 
 # Not all game types have NotesTypesToHide set, so add a few dummy colors
 # to prevent a crash.