diff --git a/scripts/recv.py b/scripts/recv.py
index 9d9d761..4c26f62 100755
--- a/scripts/recv.py
+++ b/scripts/recv.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
 
 import argparse
 p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-p.add_argument('--skip', type=int, default=100,
+p.add_argument('--skip', type=int, default=128,
                help='skip initial N samples, due to spurious spikes')
 p.add_argument('-i', '--input', type=argparse.FileType('rb'),
                default=sys.stdin)
diff --git a/tests/test_full.py b/tests/test_full.py
index 19ed299..c1c368f 100644
--- a/tests/test_full.py
+++ b/tests/test_full.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def run(size, chan=None, df=0):
     rx_audio = BytesIO(data)
 
     rx_data = BytesIO()
-    recv.main(Args(skip=100, input=rx_audio, output=rx_data))
+    recv.main(Args(skip=0, input=rx_audio, output=rx_data))
     rx_data = rx_data.getvalue()
 
     assert rx_data == tx_data