diff --git a/global_structures.h b/global_structures.h
index 39a9382de..eeecc2012 100644
--- a/global_structures.h
+++ b/global_structures.h
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ struct scan_performance_vars {
 					 any drop occurs */
   double host_drop_ssthresh_divisor; /* used to drop the host ssthresh when
 					 any drop occurs */
+
+  /* Do initialization after the global NmapOps table has been filled in. */
+  void init();
 };
 
 struct timeout_info {
diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index 6fcf3f617..630e433ba 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -311,25 +311,6 @@ int get_ipid_sequence(int numSamples, int *ipids, int islocalhost) {
 }
 
 
-/* This is the function for tuning the major values that affect
-   scan performance */
-static void init_perf_values() {
-  memset(&perf, 0, sizeof(perf));
-  /* TODO: I should revisit these values for tuning.  They should probably
-     at least be affected by -T. */
-  perf.low_cwnd = MAX(o.min_parallelism, 1);
-  perf.max_cwnd = o.max_parallelism? o.max_parallelism : 300;
-  perf.group_initial_cwnd = box(o.min_parallelism, perf.max_cwnd, 10);
-  perf.host_initial_cwnd = perf.group_initial_cwnd;
-  perf.slow_incr = 1;
-  perf.ca_incr = 1;
-  perf.initial_ssthresh = 50;
-  perf.group_drop_cwnd_divisor = 2.0;
-  perf.group_drop_ssthresh_divisor = (o.timing_level < 4)? 2.0 : 1.5;
-  perf.host_drop_ssthresh_divisor = (o.timing_level < 4)? 2.0 : 1.5;
-}
-
-
 /* Start the timeout clocks of any targets that aren't already timedout */
 static void startTimeOutClocks(OsScanInfo *OSI) {
   list<HostOsScanInfo *>::iterator hostI;
@@ -3550,8 +3531,7 @@ int OSScan::os_scan_ipv4(vector<Target *> &Targets) {
     return OP_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  /* Init the necessary objects to perform the detection */
-  init_perf_values();
+  perf.init();
 
   OsScanInfo OSI(Targets);
   if (OSI.numIncompleteHosts() == 0) {
diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 20d0f9ca3..c80603d03 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ struct ultra_scan_performance_vars : public scan_performance_vars {
    in this many usecs */
   int pingtime; 
   int tryno_cap; /* The maximum trynumber (starts at zero) allowed */
+
+  void init() {
+    scan_performance_vars::init();
+    ping_magnifier = 3;
+    ping_magnifier = 3;
+    pingtime = 1250000;
+    tryno_cap = o.getMaxRetransmissions();
+  }
 };
 
 static const char *pspectype2ascii(int type) {
@@ -1429,40 +1437,6 @@ double UltraScanInfo::getCompletionFraction() {
   return total / gstats->numtargets;
 }
 
-/* This is the function for tuning the major values that affect
-   scan performance */
-static void init_perf_values(struct ultra_scan_performance_vars *perf) {
-  memset(perf, 0, sizeof(*perf));
-  /* TODO: I should revisit these values for tuning.  They should probably
-     at least be affected by -T. */
-  perf->low_cwnd = MAX(o.min_parallelism, 1);
-  perf->max_cwnd = o.max_parallelism? o.max_parallelism : 300;
-  perf->group_initial_cwnd = box(o.min_parallelism, perf->max_cwnd, 10);
-  perf->host_initial_cwnd = perf->group_initial_cwnd;
-  perf->slow_incr = 1;
-  /* The congestion window grows faster with more aggressive timing. */
-  if (o.timing_level < 4)
-    perf->ca_incr = 1;
-  else
-    perf->ca_incr = 2;
-  perf->cc_scale_max = 50;
-  perf->initial_ssthresh = 75;
-  perf->ping_magnifier = 3;
-  perf->pingtime = 1250000;
-  perf->group_drop_cwnd_divisor = 2.0;
-  /* Change the amount that ssthresh drops based on the timing level. */
-  double ssthresh_divisor;
-  if (o.timing_level <= 3)
-    ssthresh_divisor = (3.0 / 2.0);
-  else if (o.timing_level <= 4)
-    ssthresh_divisor = (4.0 / 3.0);
-  else
-    ssthresh_divisor = (5.0 / 4.0);
-  perf->group_drop_ssthresh_divisor = ssthresh_divisor;
-  perf->host_drop_ssthresh_divisor = ssthresh_divisor;
-  perf->tryno_cap = o.getMaxRetransmissions();
-}
-
 /* Initialize the state for ports that don't receive a response in all the
    targets. */
 static void set_default_port_state(vector<Target *> &targets, stype scantype) {
@@ -1580,7 +1554,7 @@ void UltraScanInfo::Init(vector<Target *> &Targets, struct scan_lists *pts, styp
 
   set_default_port_state(Targets, scantype);
 
-  init_perf_values(&perf);
+  perf.init();
 
   /* Keep a completed host around for a standard TCP MSL (2 min) */
   completedHostLifetime = 120000;
diff --git a/timing.cc b/timing.cc
index a2ffcc11b..aa9cb932f 100644
--- a/timing.cc
+++ b/timing.cc
@@ -229,6 +229,35 @@ void enforce_scan_delay(struct timeval *tv) {
   return;    
 }
 
+/* Do initialization after the global NmapOps table has been filled in. */
+void scan_performance_vars::init() {
+  /* TODO: I should revisit these values for tuning.  They should probably
+     at least be affected by -T. */
+  low_cwnd = MAX(o.min_parallelism, 1);
+  max_cwnd = o.max_parallelism? o.max_parallelism : 300;
+  group_initial_cwnd = box(o.min_parallelism, max_cwnd, 10);
+  host_initial_cwnd = group_initial_cwnd;
+  slow_incr = 1;
+  /* The congestion window grows faster with more aggressive timing. */
+  if (o.timing_level < 4)
+    ca_incr = 1;
+  else
+    ca_incr = 2;
+  cc_scale_max = 50;
+  initial_ssthresh = 75;
+  group_drop_cwnd_divisor = 2.0;
+  /* Change the amount that ssthresh drops based on the timing level. */
+  double ssthresh_divisor;
+  if (o.timing_level <= 3)
+    ssthresh_divisor = (3.0 / 2.0);
+  else if (o.timing_level <= 4)
+    ssthresh_divisor = (4.0 / 3.0);
+  else
+    ssthresh_divisor = (5.0 / 4.0);
+  group_drop_ssthresh_divisor = ssthresh_divisor;
+  host_drop_ssthresh_divisor = ssthresh_divisor;
+}
+
 /* current_rate_history defines how far back (in seconds) we look when
    calculating the current rate. */
 RateMeter::RateMeter(double current_rate_history) {