diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_ev3/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_ev3/index.js
index aed80967f..f513271fa 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_ev3/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_ev3/index.js
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ class Scratch3Ev3Blocks {
                         },
                         POWER: {
                             type: ArgumentType.NUMBER,
-                            defaultValue: 50
+                            defaultValue: 100
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
index ecee5aef4..2106ffd3c 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class WeDo2Motor {
          * @type {number}
          * @private
          */
-        this._power = 50;
+        this._power = 100;
 
         /**
          * Is this motor currently moving?
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class Scratch3WeDo2Blocks {
                         },
                         POWER: {
                             type: ArgumentType.NUMBER,
-                            defaultValue: 50
+                            defaultValue: 100
                         }
                     }
                 },