diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cca.hpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cca.hpp
index cee1064..8d72023 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cca.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cca.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ struct CCAI {
 		// returns current rtt/delay
 		virtual float getCurrentDelay(void) const = 0;
 
+		virtual float getWindow(void) = 0;
+
 		// TODO: api for how much data we should send
 		// take time since last sent into account
 		// respect max_byterate_allowed
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.cpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.cpp
index 6882dba..9c1ae5f 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,17 @@ void CUBIC::onCongestion(void) {
 		const auto tmp_old_tp = getTimeNow() - _time_point_reduction;
 
 		const auto current_cwnd = getCWnD();
+		const auto current_wnd = getWindow(); // respects cwnd and fwnd
+
 		_time_point_reduction = getTimeNow();
-		_window_max = current_cwnd * BETA;
+		//_window_max = current_cwnd * BETA;
+		_window_max = current_wnd * BETA;
 		_window_max = std::max(_window_max, 2.*MAXIMUM_SEGMENT_SIZE);
 
 #if 1
 		std::cout << "----CONGESTION!"
+			<< " cwnd:" << current_cwnd
+			<< " wnd:" << current_wnd
 			<< " cwnd_max:" << _window_max
 			<< " pts:" << tmp_old_tp
 			<< " rtt:" << getCurrentDelay()
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ void CUBIC::onCongestion(void) {
 	}
 }
 
+float CUBIC::getWindow(void) {
+	return std::min<float>(getCWnD(), FlowOnly::getWindow());
+}
+
 int64_t CUBIC::canSend(void) {
 	const auto fspace_pkgs = FlowOnly::canSend();
 
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.hpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.hpp
index b5ee809..9f838d7 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/cubic.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ struct CUBIC : public FlowOnly {
 	public: // api
 		CUBIC(size_t maximum_segment_data_size) : FlowOnly(maximum_segment_data_size) {}
 
+		float getWindow(void) override;
+
 		// TODO: api for how much data we should send
 		// take time since last sent into account
 		// respect max_byterate_allowed
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.cpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.cpp
index ef02f39..cf1b76e 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ void FlowOnly::updateWindow(void) {
 	_fwnd = std::max(_fwnd, 2.f * MAXIMUM_SEGMENT_DATA_SIZE);
 }
 
+float FlowOnly::getWindow(void) {
+	updateWindow();
+	return _fwnd;
+}
+
 int64_t FlowOnly::canSend(void) {
 	if (_in_flight.empty()) {
 		assert(_in_flight_bytes == 0);
@@ -99,11 +104,30 @@ void FlowOnly::onAck(std::vector<SeqIDType> seqs) {
 			if (first_it != _in_flight.cend() && it != first_it) {
 				// not next expected seq -> skip detected
 
-				std::cout << "NGC_FT1 Flow: pkg out of order\n";
 				_consecutive_events++;
 				it->ignore = true; // only handle once
-				if (_consecutive_events > 4) { // TODO: magic number
-					std::cout << "CONGESTION! NGC_FT1 flow: pkg out of order\n";
+
+				const auto tmp_window = getWindow();
+				// packet window * 0.3
+				// but atleast 4
+				int32_t max_consecutive_events = std::clamp<int32_t>(
+					(tmp_window/MAXIMUM_SEGMENT_DATA_SIZE) * 0.3f,
+					4,
+					50 // limit TODO: fix idle/time starved algo
+				);
+				// TODO: magic number
+
+#if 0
+				std::cout << "NGC_FT1 Flow: pkg out of order"
+					<< " w:" << tmp_window
+					<< " pw:" << tmp_window/MAXIMUM_SEGMENT_DATA_SIZE
+					<< " coe:" << _consecutive_events
+					<< " mcoe:" << max_consecutive_events
+					<< "\n";
+#endif
+
+				if (_consecutive_events > max_consecutive_events) {
+					//std::cout << "CONGESTION! NGC_FT1 flow: pkg out of order\n";
 					onCongestion();
 				}
 			} else {
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.hpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.hpp
index 710b115..d46ad5b 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/flow_only.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct FlowOnly : public CCAI {
 		// VERY sensitive to bundling acks
 		float getCurrentDelay(void) const override;
 
+		float getWindow(void) override;
+
 		void addRTT(float new_delay);
 
 		void updateWindow(void);