diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TypingHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TypingHandler.java
index d79e9f83..e8f620a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TypingHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TypingHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.modes.InputMode;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.modes.ModePredictive;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.languages.Language;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.languages.LanguageCollection;
-import io.github.sspanak.tt9.preferences.settings.SettingsStore;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.UI;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.Text;
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class TypingHandler extends KeyPadHandler {
 			suggestionOps.commitCurrent(false);
 			mInputMode.reset();
 
-			int prevChars = hold ? Math.min(Math.max(textField.getPaddedWordBeforeCursorLength(), 1), SettingsStore.BACKSPACE_ACCELERATION_MAX_CHARS) : 1;
+			int prevChars = hold ? Math.max(textField.getPaddedWordBeforeCursorLength(), 1) : 1;
 			textField.deleteChars(prevChars);
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/helpers/TextField.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/helpers/TextField.java
index 545cb351..9178d106 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/helpers/TextField.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/helpers/TextField.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import io.github.sspanak.tt9.hacks.InputType;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.modes.InputMode;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.languages.Language;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.languages.LanguageKind;
+import io.github.sspanak.tt9.preferences.settings.SettingsStore;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.Logger;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.Text;
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class TextField extends InputField {
 		}
 
 		int spaceShift = Math.max(before.lastIndexOf(' '), 0);
-		return before.length() - spaceShift;
+		return Math.min(before.length() - spaceShift, (int) (SettingsStore.BACKSPACE_ACCELERATION_MAX_CHARS * 1.5));
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsStore.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsStore.java
index 3923d6cd..6fcddc12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsStore.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsStore.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class SettingsStore extends SettingsUI {
 	public SettingsStore(Context context) { super(context); }
 
 	/************* internal settings *************/
-	public static final int BACKSPACE_ACCELERATION_MAX_CHARS = 10;
+	public static final int BACKSPACE_ACCELERATION_MAX_CHARS = 20;
 	public static final int BACKSPACE_ACCELERATION_HARD_KEY_REPEAT_DEBOUNCE = 5;
 	public final static int CLIPBOARD_PREVIEW_LENGTH = 20;
 	public final static int CUSTOM_WORDS_IMPORT_MAX_LINES = 250;