diff --git a/DMRTX.cpp b/DMRTX.cpp
index b4d43b4..b708f46 100755
--- a/DMRTX.cpp
+++ b/DMRTX.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const uint8_t BIT_MASK_TABLE[] = {0x80U, 0x40U, 0x20U, 0x10U, 0x08U, 0x04U, 0x02
 #define READ_BIT1(p,i)    (p[(i)>>3] & BIT_MASK_TABLE[(i)&7])
 
 const uint32_t STARTUP_COUNT = 20U;
-const uint32_t ABORT_COUNT = 8U;
+const uint32_t ABORT_COUNT = 6U;
 
 CDMRTX::CDMRTX() :
 m_fifo(),