diff --git a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
index d2b847b8..ca337a12 100755
--- a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
+++ b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ conf['general']['display_header'] = True
 conf['general']['security_level'] = 0
 conf['general']['use_bootstrap_list'] = True
 conf['onboarding']['done'] = False
-conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = 6
-conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = 6
+conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = 5
+conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = 5
 conf['log']['file']['remove_on_exit'] = True
 conf['transports']['lan'] = True
 conf['transports']['tor'] = True
diff --git a/src/sneakernet/__init__.py b/src/sneakernet/__init__.py
index 9c78b568..6b4002a8 100644
--- a/src/sneakernet/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sneakernet/__init__.py
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ def sneakernet_import_thread():
     for path in watch_paths:
         observer.schedule(_Importer(), path, recursive=True)
     observer.start()
-    while observer.isAlive():
+    while observer.is_alive():
         # call import func with timeout
-        observer.join(60)
\ No newline at end of file
+        observer.join(60)
diff --git a/static-data/default_config.json b/static-data/default_config.json
index dcad2e50..eb787bbf 100755
--- a/static-data/default_config.json
+++ b/static-data/default_config.json
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@
         "public_remote_hosts": [],
         "theme": "dark"
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_default_config_json.py b/tests/test_default_config_json.py
index 2678b13c..76ec3e65 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_config_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_config_json.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class OnionrConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['ephemeral_tunnels'], False)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['hide_created_blocks'], True)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['insert_deniable_blocks'], True)
-            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'], 6)
-            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'], 6)
+            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'], 5)
+            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'], 5)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['public_key'], '')
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['random_bind_ip'], True)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['security_level'], 0)