diff --git a/liquidity/liquidity.go b/liquidity/liquidity.go
index 3a3c579..91a6fb7 100644
--- a/liquidity/liquidity.go
+++ b/liquidity/liquidity.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ const (
 	// a channel is part of a temporarily failed swap.
 	defaultFailureBackoff = time.Hour * 24
 
+	// defaultConfTarget is the default sweep target we use for loop outs.
+	// We get our inbound liquidity quickly using preimage push, so we can
+	// use a long conf target without worrying about ux impact.
+	defaultConfTarget = 100
+
 	// FeeBase is the base that we use to express fees.
 	FeeBase = 1e6
 
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ var (
 		ChannelRules:    make(map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]*ThresholdRule),
 		PeerRules:       make(map[route.Vertex]*ThresholdRule),
 		FailureBackOff:  defaultFailureBackoff,
-		SweepConfTarget: loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+		SweepConfTarget: defaultConfTarget,
 		FeeLimit:        defaultFeePortion(),
 	}
 
diff --git a/liquidity/liquidity_test.go b/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
index 909525d..c95e26a 100644
--- a/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
+++ b/liquidity/liquidity_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var (
 		MaxMinerFee:         scaleMinerFee(testQuote.MinerFee),
 		MaxSwapFee:          testQuote.SwapFee,
 		MaxPrepayAmount:     testQuote.PrepayAmount,
-		SweepConfTarget:     loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+		SweepConfTarget:     defaultConfTarget,
 		Initiator:           autoloopSwapInitiator,
 	}
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var (
 		MaxMinerFee:         scaleMinerFee(testQuote.MinerFee),
 		MaxPrepayAmount:     testQuote.PrepayAmount,
 		MaxSwapFee:          testQuote.SwapFee,
-		SweepConfTarget:     loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+		SweepConfTarget:     defaultConfTarget,
 		Initiator:           autoloopSwapInitiator,
 	}
 
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func TestSweepFeeLimit(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Set our test case's fee rate for our mock lnd.
 			lnd.SetFeeEstimate(
-				loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget, testCase.feeRate,
+				defaultConfTarget, testCase.feeRate,
 			)
 
 			lnd.Channels = []lndclient.ChannelInfo{
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ func TestSuggestSwaps(t *testing.T) {
 						MaxMinerFee:         scaleMinerFee(testQuote.MinerFee),
 						MaxSwapFee:          testQuote.SwapFee,
 						MaxPrepayAmount:     testQuote.PrepayAmount,
-						SweepConfTarget:     loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+						SweepConfTarget:     defaultConfTarget,
 						Initiator:           autoloopSwapInitiator,
 					},
 				},
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ func TestSizeRestrictions(t *testing.T) {
 			MaxMinerFee:         scaleMinerFee(testQuote.MinerFee),
 			MaxSwapFee:          testQuote.SwapFee,
 			MaxPrepayAmount:     testQuote.PrepayAmount,
-			SweepConfTarget:     loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+			SweepConfTarget:     defaultConfTarget,
 			Initiator:           autoloopSwapInitiator,
 		}
 	)
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ func TestFeePercentage(t *testing.T) {
 			MaxMinerFee:     scaleMinerFee(okQuote.MinerFee),
 			MaxSwapFee:      okQuote.SwapFee,
 			MaxPrepayAmount: okQuote.PrepayAmount,
-			SweepConfTarget: loop.DefaultSweepConfTarget,
+			SweepConfTarget: defaultConfTarget,
 			Initiator:       autoloopSwapInitiator,
 		}
 	)
diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index b2190ac..6af2e2a 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ This file tracks release notes for the loop client.
   peer-level rules, provide the 'setrule' command with the peer's pubkey. 
 * Autoloop's fee API has been simplified to allow setting a single percentage
   which will be used to limit total swap fees to a percentage of the amount 
-  being swapped. Use `loop setparams --feepercent={percentage}` to update 
-  this value. This fee setting has been updated to the default for autoloop.
+  being swapped, the default budget has been updated to reflect this. Use 
+  `loop setparams --feepercent={percentage}` to update this value. This fee 
+  setting has been updated to the default for autoloop.
+* The default confirmation target for automated loop out swap sweeps has been
+  increased to 100 blocks. This change will not affect the time it takes to 
+  acquire inbound liquidity, but will decrease the cost of swaps.
 
 #### Breaking Changes