diff --git a/docs/software/TODO.md b/docs/software/TODO.md
index 705f8023..3303030e 100644
--- a/docs/software/TODO.md
+++ b/docs/software/TODO.md
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 Items to complete soon (next couple of alpha releases).
 
-* button is not waking from light sleep on the TTGOs
-* turn on gps https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library/blob/master/examples/Example18_PowerSaveMode/Example18_PowerSaveMode.ino
-* switch gps to 38400 baud https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library/blob/master/examples/Example11_ResetModule/Example2_FactoryDefaultsviaSerial/Example2_FactoryDefaultsviaSerial.ino
-* Use Neo-M8M API to put it in sleep mode
-
 * lower wait_bluetooth_secs to 30 seconds once we have the GPS power on (but GPS in sleep mode) across light sleep.  For the time
 being I have it set at 2 minutes to ensure enough time for a GPS lock from scratch.
 
@@ -202,3 +197,7 @@ until the phone pulls those packets.  Ever so often power on bluetooth just so w
 * link to the kanban page
 * add a getting started page
 * finish mesh alg reeval
+* ublox gps parsing seems a little buggy (we shouldn't be sending out read solution commands, the device is already broadcasting them)
+* turn on gps https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library/blob/master/examples/Example18_PowerSaveMode/Example18_PowerSaveMode.ino
+* switch gps to 38400 baud https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library/blob/master/examples/Example11_ResetModule/Example2_FactoryDefaultsviaSerial/Example2_FactoryDefaultsviaSerial.ino
+* Use Neo-M8M API to put it in sleep mode
diff --git a/src/GPS.cpp b/src/GPS.cpp
index e1c9a2b5..db841860 100644
--- a/src/GPS.cpp
+++ b/src/GPS.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void GPS::doTask()
 #endif
 
     // Once we have sent a location once we only poll the GPS rarely, otherwise check back every 1s until we have something over the serial
-    setPeriod(hasValidLocation && !wantNewLocation ? 30 * 1000 : 1000);
+    setPeriod(hasValidLocation && !wantNewLocation ? 30 * 1000 : 10 * 1000);
 }
 
 void GPS::startLock()