static int timeout_us;
 static bool nobau = true;
 static int nobau_perm;
-static cycles_t congested_cycles;
 
 /* tunables: */
 static int max_concurr         = MAX_BAU_CONCURRENT;
                if ((completion_status == FLUSH_COMPLETE) && (try == 1)) {
                        bcp->period_requests++;
                        bcp->period_time += elapsed;
-                       if ((elapsed > congested_cycles) &&
+                       if ((elapsed > usec_2_cycles(bcp->cong_response_us)) &&
                            (bcp->period_requests > bcp->cong_reps) &&
                            ((bcp->period_time / bcp->period_requests) >
-                                                       congested_cycles)) {
+                                       usec_2_cycles(bcp->cong_response_us))) {
                                stat->s_congested++;
                                disable_for_period(bcp, stat);
                        }
        }
 
        nuvhubs = uv_num_possible_blades();
-       congested_cycles = usec_2_cycles(congested_respns_us);
 
        uv_base_pnode = 0x7fffffff;
        for (uvhub = 0; uvhub < nuvhubs; uvhub++) {