diff --git a/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/main.c b/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/main.c
index 62dac2c..e0a3023 100644
--- a/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/main.c
+++ b/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/main.c
@@ -179,11 +179,29 @@ static void scan_init(void)
 {
     ret_code_t          err_code;
     nrf_ble_scan_init_t init_scan;
+    ble_gap_scan_params_t scan_params;
+
+    memset(&scan_params, 0, sizeof(scan_params));
+
+    scan_params.extended      = 1;
+    scan_params.active        = 1;
+#if (NRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION > 7)
+    scan_params.interval_us   = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_INTERVAL * UNIT_0_625_MS;
+    scan_params.window_us     = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_WINDOW * UNIT_0_625_MS;
+#else
+    scan_params.interval      = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_INTERVAL;
+    scan_params.window        = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_WINDOW;
+#endif // #if (NRF_SD_BLE_API_VERSION > 7)
+    scan_params.timeout       = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_DURATION;
+    scan_params.filter_policy = BLE_GAP_SCAN_FP_ACCEPT_ALL;
+    scan_params.scan_phys     = NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_PHY;
 
     memset(&init_scan, 0, sizeof(init_scan));
 
     init_scan.connect_if_match = true;
     init_scan.conn_cfg_tag     = APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG;
+    init_scan.p_scan_param = &scan_params;
+
 
     err_code = nrf_ble_scan_init(&m_scan, &init_scan, scan_evt_handler);
     APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
diff --git a/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/pca10100/s140/config/sdk_config.h b/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/pca10100/s140/config/sdk_config.h
index 0c2fa1a..615a249 100644
--- a/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/pca10100/s140/config/sdk_config.h
+++ b/examples/ble_central/ble_app_uart_c/pca10100/s140/config/sdk_config.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 #endif
 // <o> NRF_BLE_SCAN_BUFFER - Data length for an advertising set. 
 #ifndef NRF_BLE_SCAN_BUFFER
-#define NRF_BLE_SCAN_BUFFER 31
+#define NRF_BLE_SCAN_BUFFER 255
 #endif
 
 // <o> NRF_BLE_SCAN_NAME_MAX_LEN - Maximum size for the name to search in the advertisement report. 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 // <255=> BLE_GAP_PHY_NOT_SET 
 
 #ifndef NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_PHY
-#define NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_PHY 1
+#define NRF_BLE_SCAN_SCAN_PHY 4
 #endif
 
 // <e> NRF_BLE_SCAN_FILTER_ENABLE - Enabling filters for the Scanning Module.