diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index 50e132440..90ce2e579 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ HostOsScanStats::HostOsScanStats(Target * t) {
   /* Timing */
   timing.cwnd = perf.host_initial_cwnd;
   timing.ssthresh = perf.initial_ssthresh; /* Will be reduced if any packets are dropped anyway */
+  timing.num_replies_expected = 0;
+  timing.num_replies_received = 0;
   timing.num_updates = 0;
   gettimeofday(&timing.last_drop, NULL);
 
@@ -1177,6 +1179,15 @@ double HostOsScanStats::timingRatio() {
   return (double) msec_taken / msec_ideal;
 }
 
+double HostOsScanStats::cc_scale() {
+  double ratio;
+
+  assert(timing.num_replies_received > 0);
+  ratio = (double) timing.num_replies_expected / timing.num_replies_received;
+
+  return MIN(ratio, perf.cc_scale_max);
+}
+
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * Implementation of class HostOsScan                                         *
@@ -1218,9 +1229,12 @@ void HostOsScan::adjust_times(HostOsScanStats *hss, OFProbe *probe, struct timev
     adjust_timeouts2(&(probe->sent), rcvdtime, &(stats->to));
   }
 
-  hss->timing.num_updates++;
+  stats->timing.num_replies_expected++;
   stats->timing.num_updates++;
 
+  hss->timing.num_replies_expected++;
+  hss->timing.num_updates++;
+
   /* Adjust window */
   if (probe->tryno > 0 || !rcvdtime) {
     if (TIMEVAL_AFTER(probe->sent, hss->timing.last_drop)) {
@@ -1241,24 +1255,24 @@ void HostOsScan::adjust_times(HostOsScanStats *hss, OFProbe *probe, struct timev
 
     if (stats->timing.cwnd < stats->timing.ssthresh) {
       /* In slow start mode */
-      stats->timing.cwnd += perf.slow_incr;
+      stats->timing.cwnd += perf.slow_incr * stats->cc_scale();
       if (stats->timing.cwnd > stats->timing.ssthresh)
 	stats->timing.cwnd = stats->timing.ssthresh;
     } else {
       /* Congestion avoidance mode */
-      stats->timing.cwnd += perf.ca_incr / stats->timing.cwnd;
+      stats->timing.cwnd += perf.ca_incr / stats->timing.cwnd * stats->cc_scale();
     }
     if (stats->timing.cwnd > perf.max_cwnd)
       stats->timing.cwnd = perf.max_cwnd;
 
     if (hss->timing.cwnd < hss->timing.ssthresh) {
       /* In slow start mode */
-      hss->timing.cwnd += perf.slow_incr;
+      hss->timing.cwnd += perf.slow_incr * hss->cc_scale();
       if (hss->timing.cwnd > hss->timing.ssthresh)
 	hss->timing.cwnd = hss->timing.ssthresh;
     } else {
       /* Congestion avoidance mode */
-      hss->timing.cwnd += perf.ca_incr / hss->timing.cwnd;
+      hss->timing.cwnd += perf.ca_incr / hss->timing.cwnd * hss->cc_scale();
     }
     if (hss->timing.cwnd > perf.max_cwnd)
       hss->timing.cwnd = perf.max_cwnd;
@@ -2166,6 +2180,8 @@ ScanStats::ScanStats() {
   /* init timing val */
   timing.cwnd = perf.group_initial_cwnd;
   timing.ssthresh = perf.initial_ssthresh; /* Will be reduced if any packets are dropped anyway */
+  timing.num_replies_expected = 0;
+  timing.num_replies_received = 0;
   timing.num_updates = 0;
   gettimeofday(&timing.last_drop, NULL);
 
@@ -2188,6 +2204,16 @@ bool ScanStats::sendOK() {
 }
 
 
+double ScanStats::cc_scale() {
+  double ratio;
+
+  assert(timing.num_replies_received > 0);
+  ratio = (double) timing.num_replies_expected / timing.num_replies_received;
+
+  return MIN(ratio, perf.cc_scale_max);
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * Implementation of class HostOsScan                                         *
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/osscan2.h b/osscan2.h
index 4f5a15fab..57fd6c8d5 100644
--- a/osscan2.h
+++ b/osscan2.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class HostOsScanStats {
    * returned if we didn't send the tseq probes because there was no
    * open tcp port */
   double timingRatio();
+  double cc_scale();
 
  private:
   /* Ports of the targets used in os fingerprinting. */
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ class ScanStats {
  public:
   ScanStats();
   bool sendOK(); /* Returns true if the system says that sending is OK. */
+  double cc_scale();
 
   struct ultra_timing_vals timing;
   struct timeout_info to;      /* rtt/timeout info                */