diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 0d51cc00..0a9a5f92 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static mi_option_desc_t options[_mi_option_last] =
 #else
   { 1, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(eager_commit_delay) },         // the first N segments per thread are not eagerly committed (but per page in the segment on demand)
 #endif
-  { 1000,UNINIT, MI_OPTION_LEGACY(purge_delay,reset_delay) },  // purge delay in milli-seconds
+  { 2500,UNINIT, MI_OPTION_LEGACY(purge_delay,reset_delay) },  // purge delay in milli-seconds
   { 0,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION(use_numa_nodes) },           // 0 = use available numa nodes, otherwise use at most N nodes.
   { 0,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION_LEGACY(disallow_os_alloc,limit_os_alloc) },           // 1 = do not use OS memory for allocation (but only reserved arenas)
   { 100, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(os_tag) },                   // only apple specific for now but might serve more or less related purpose
diff --git a/src/page.c b/src/page.c
index 474d8d2d..2f0ec406 100644
--- a/src/page.c
+++ b/src/page.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static mi_decl_noinline mi_page_t* mi_page_queue_find_free_ex(mi_heap_t* heap, m
         page_candidate = page;
       }
       // prefer to reuse fuller pages (in the hope the less used page gets freed)
-      else if (page->used >= page_candidate->used && !mi_page_is_mostly_used(page) && !mi_page_is_expandable(page)) {
+      else if (page->used >= page_candidate->used && !mi_page_is_mostly_used(page)) { // && !mi_page_is_expandable(page)) {
         page_candidate = page;
       }
       // if we find a non-expandable candidate, or searched for N pages, return with the best candidate