diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 55c5bae7..4086955a 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ config ZMK_SPLIT_BLE
 	bool "Split keyboard support via BLE transport"
 	depends on ZMK_BLE
 	default y
+	select BT_USER_PHY_UPDATE
 
 if ZMK_SPLIT_BLE
 
diff --git a/app/src/ble.c b/app/src/ble.c
index 559b04fd..7d986d71 100644
--- a/app/src/ble.c
+++ b/app/src/ble.c
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ static void connected(struct bt_conn *conn, u8_t err)
 
     printk("Connected %s\n", addr);
 
-    bt_conn_le_param_update(conn, BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(0x0006, 0x000c, 5, 400));
+    bt_conn_le_param_update(conn, BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(0x0006, 0x000c, 30, 400));
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL)
+    bt_conn_le_phy_update(conn, BT_CONN_LE_PHY_PARAM_2M);
+#endif
 
     if (bt_conn_set_security(conn, BT_SECURITY_L2))
     {
@@ -72,10 +76,29 @@ static void security_changed(struct bt_conn *conn, bt_security_t level,
     }
 }
 
+#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL)
+static bool le_param_req(struct bt_conn *conn, struct bt_le_conn_param *param) {
+    static struct bt_conn_info info;
+
+    bt_conn_get_info(conn, &info);
+
+    /* This captures a param change from central half of a split board connection
+       to stop default params from getting set over the top of our preferred ones */
+    if (info.role == BT_CONN_ROLE_MASTER && (param->interval_min != 6 || param->latency != 30)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 static struct bt_conn_cb conn_callbacks = {
     .connected = connected,
     .disconnected = disconnected,
     .security_changed = security_changed,
+#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL)
+    .le_param_req = le_param_req,
+#endif
 };
 
 static void auth_passkey_display(struct bt_conn *conn, unsigned int passkey)
diff --git a/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
index b6d72221..237096fd 100644
--- a/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
+++ b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ static void split_central_process_connection(struct bt_conn *conn) {
 			return;
 		}
 	}
+
+	struct bt_conn_info info;
+
+	bt_conn_get_info(conn, &info);
+
+	LOG_DBG("New connection params: Interval: %d, Latency: %d, PHY: %d", info.le.interval, info.le.latency, info.le.phy->rx_phy);
 }
 
 static bool split_central_eir_found(struct bt_data *data, void *user_data)
@@ -199,13 +205,19 @@ static bool split_central_eir_found(struct bt_data *data, void *user_data)
 				LOG_DBG("Found existing connection");
 				split_central_process_connection(default_conn);
 			} else {
-				param = BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(0x0006, 0x000c, 5, 400);
+				param = BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(0x0006, 0x0006, 30, 400);
 				err = bt_conn_le_create(addr, BT_CONN_LE_CREATE_CONN,
 							param, &default_conn);
 				if (err) {
 					LOG_ERR("Create conn failed (err %d)", err);
 					start_scan();
 				}
+
+				err = bt_conn_le_phy_update(default_conn, BT_CONN_LE_PHY_PARAM_2M);
+				if (err) {
+					LOG_ERR("Update phy conn failed (err %d)", err);
+					start_scan();
+				}
 			}
 
 			return false;