diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/LocalInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/LocalInterface.py
index fbfffdc..ee5a0f4 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/LocalInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/LocalInterface.py
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ class LocalServerInterface(Interface):
         spawned_interface.target_port = str(handler.client_address[1])
         spawned_interface.parent_interface = self
         spawned_interface.bitrate = self.bitrate
+        spawned_interface._force_bitrate = self._force_bitrate
         # RNS.log("Accepting new connection to shared instance: "+str(spawned_interface), RNS.LOG_EXTREME)
         RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(spawned_interface)
         RNS.Transport.local_client_interfaces.append(spawned_interface)
diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index 496f5c8..c7a6424 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -321,9 +321,8 @@ class Reticulum:
                 interface.OUT = True
                 if hasattr(Reticulum, "_force_shared_instance_bitrate"):
                     interface.bitrate = Reticulum._force_shared_instance_bitrate
-                    interface._force_bitrate = True
-                    RNS.log(f"Forcing shared instance bitrate of {RNS.prettyspeed(interface.bitrate)}ps", RNS.LOG_WARNING)
                     interface._force_bitrate = Reticulum._force_shared_instance_bitrate
+                    RNS.log(f"Forcing shared instance bitrate of {RNS.prettyspeed(interface.bitrate)}", RNS.LOG_WARNING)
                 RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(interface)
                 
                 self.is_shared_instance = True
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@ class Reticulum:
                     if hasattr(Reticulum, "_force_shared_instance_bitrate"):
                         interface.bitrate = Reticulum._force_shared_instance_bitrate
                         interface._force_bitrate = True
-                        RNS.log(f"Forcing shared instance bitrate of {RNS.prettyspeed(interface.bitrate)}ps", RNS.LOG_WARNING)
+                        RNS.log(f"Forcing shared instance bitrate of {RNS.prettyspeed(interface.bitrate)}", RNS.LOG_WARNING)
                     RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(interface)
                     self.is_shared_instance = False
                     self.is_standalone_instance = False
@@ -1329,6 +1328,12 @@ class Reticulum:
                 rpc_connection = multiprocessing.connection.Client(self.rpc_addr, authkey=self.rpc_key)
                 rpc_connection.send({"get": "first_hop_timeout", "destination_hash": destination})
                 response = rpc_connection.recv()
+
+                if self.is_connected_to_shared_instance and self._force_shared_instance_bitrate:
+                    simulated_latency = ((1/self._force_shared_instance_bitrate)*8)*RNS.Reticulum.MTU
+                    RNS.log("Adding simulated latency of "+RNS.prettytime(simulated_latency)+" to first hop timeout", RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
+                    response += simulated_latency
+
                 return response
             except Exception as e:
                 RNS.log("An error occurred while getting first hop timeout from shared instance: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
diff --git a/RNS/Transport.py b/RNS/Transport.py
index 8f03910..52457eb 100755
--- a/RNS/Transport.py
+++ b/RNS/Transport.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Transport:
     PATH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 15           # Default timuout for client path requests in seconds
     PATH_REQUEST_GRACE   = 0.35         # Grace time before a path announcement is made, allows directly reachable peers to respond first
     PATH_REQUEST_RW      = 2            # Path request random window
-    PATH_REQUEST_MI      = 5            # Minimum interval in seconds for automated path requests
+    PATH_REQUEST_MI      = 20           # Minimum interval in seconds for automated path requests
 
     STATE_UNKNOWN        = 0x00
     STATE_UNRESPONSIVE   = 0x01
@@ -2058,9 +2058,9 @@ class Transport:
 
     @staticmethod
     def next_hop_per_byte_latency(destination_hash):
-        per_byte_latency = Transport.next_hop_per_bit_latency(destination_hash)
-        if per_byte_latency != None:
-            return per_byte_latency*8
+        per_bit_latency = Transport.next_hop_per_bit_latency(destination_hash)
+        if per_bit_latency != None:
+            return per_bit_latency*8
         else:
             return None