diff --git a/app/panel/components/Panel.jsx b/app/panel/components/Panel.jsx
index 33b252314..75bc16e6f 100644
--- a/app/panel/components/Panel.jsx
+++ b/app/panel/components/Panel.jsx
@@ -229,12 +229,20 @@ class Panel extends React.Component {
 	_handlePromoSelectBasicClick = () => {
 		this.props.actions.togglePromoModal();
 
+		// we do not mark the choice-required initial plus promo as 'seen' until
+		// the user has clicked Select Basic or Select Plus
+		sendMessage('promoModals.sawPlusPromo', {});
+
 		sendMessage('ping', 'promo_modals_select_basic_panel');
 	};
 
 	_handlePromoSelectPlusClick = () => {
 		this.props.actions.togglePromoModal();
 
+		// we do not mark the choice-required initial plus promo as 'seen' until
+		// the user has clicked Select Basic or Select Plus
+		sendMessage('promoModals.sawPlusPromo', {});
+
 		sendMessage('ping', 'promo_modals_select_plus_panel');
 	};
 
@@ -273,9 +281,9 @@ class Panel extends React.Component {
 	_renderPlusPromoModal = () => {
 		if (this._plusSubscriber() || this._insightsSubscriber()) return null;
 
-		sendMessage('promoModals.sawPlusPromo', {});
-
 		if (this.props.promoModal === 'plus_upgrade') {
+			// the upgrade promo does not require the user to make a choice, so we mark it as 'seen' immediately
+			sendMessage('promoModals.sawPlusPromo', {});
 			sendMessage('ping', 'promo_modals_show_upgrade_plus');
 			return (
 				<PlusUpgradePromoModal
diff --git a/src/classes/PromoModals.js b/src/classes/PromoModals.js
index e569ec4ff..57da78c0a 100644
--- a/src/classes/PromoModals.js
+++ b/src/classes/PromoModals.js
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import globals from './Globals';
 import panelData from './PanelData';
 
 const DAYS_BETWEEN_PROMOS = {
-	plus: globals.DEBUG ? 0.00025 : 30,
-	insights: globals.DEBUG ? 0.00025 : 30
+	plus: globals.DEBUG ? 0.0005 : 30,
+	insights: globals.DEBUG ? 0.0005 : 30
 };
 const WEEKLY_INSIGHTS_TARGET = globals.DEBUG ? 1 : 3;
-const DAILY_INSIGHTS_TARGET = 3;
+const DAILY_INSIGHTS_TARGET = globals.DEBUG ? 7 : 3;
 
 const MSECS_IN_DAY = 86400000; // 1000 msecs-in-sec * 60 secs-in-min * 60 mins-in-hour * 24 hours-in-day
 const PLUS = 'plus';
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ class PromoModals {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		// don't wait 30 days to show the first Insights promo if user meets the criteria before then
+		if (type === INSIGHTS && lastSeenInsightsPromo === 0) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		return (
 			(Date.now() - lastSeenPromo) >
 			(MSECS_IN_DAY * DAYS_BETWEEN_PROMOS[type])