diff --git a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/gp_interpolation.py b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/gp_interpolation.py
index faa5fd4c..b95397c6 100644
--- a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/gp_interpolation.py
+++ b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/gp_interpolation.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ def __init__(
         method="treegp",
         fwhm=5,
         bin_spacing=10,
+        threshold_dynamic_binning=1000,
         threshold_subdivide=20000,
     ):
         """
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.bin_spacing = bin_spacing
         self.threshold_subdivide = threshold_subdivide
+        self.threshold_dynamic_binning = threshold_dynamic_binning
 
         self.maskedImage = maskedImage
         self.defects = defects
@@ -286,15 +288,12 @@ def interpolate_over_defects(self):
                 sub_masked_image = self.maskedImage[localBox]
             except:
                 raise ValueError("Sub-masked image not found.")
-            # try:
+
             sub_masked_image = self.interpolate_sub_masked_image(
                 sub_masked_image
                 )
-            # except:
-            #     raise ValueError("Interpolation failed.")
             self.maskedImage[localBox] = sub_masked_image
 
-
     def _good_pixel_binning(self, good_pixel):
         """
         Performs binning of good pixel data.
@@ -306,11 +305,18 @@ def _good_pixel_binning(self, good_pixel):
         - numpy.ndarray: An array containing the binned data.
 
         """
-        binning = treegp.meanify(bin_spacing=self.bin_spacing, statistics='mean')
+        n_pixels = len(good_pixel[:,0])
+        dynamic_binning = int(np.sqrt(n_pixels / self.threshold_dynamic_binning))
+        if n_pixels/self.bin_spacing**2 < n_pixels/dynamic_binning**2:
+            bin_spacing = self.bin_spacing
+        else:
+            bin_spacing = dynamic_binning
+        binning = treegp.meanify(bin_spacing=bin_spacing, statistics='mean')
         binning.add_field(good_pixel[:, :2], good_pixel[:, 2:].T,)
         binning.meanify()
         return np.array([binning.coords0[:, 0], binning.coords0[:, 1], binning.params0]).T
 
+
     def interpolate_sub_masked_image(self, sub_masked_image):
         """
         Interpolates over defects in a sub-masked image.
@@ -333,7 +339,6 @@ def interpolate_sub_masked_image(self, sub_masked_image):
         # Do GP interpolation if bad pixel found.
         else:
             # gp interpolation
-            mean = median_with_mad_clipping(good_pixel[:, 2:]) # np.mean(good_pixel[:, 2:])
             sub_image_array = sub_masked_image.getVariance().array
             white_noise = np.sqrt(
                 np.mean(sub_image_array[np.isfinite(sub_image_array)])
@@ -346,12 +351,14 @@ def interpolate_sub_masked_image(self, sub_masked_image):
                     warnings.warn('No bad or good pixels found. No interpolation performed.')
                     return sub_masked_image
                 kernel_amplitude = np.std(good_pixel[:, 2:])
-                mean = np.mean(good_pixel[:, 2:])
             try:
                 good_pixel = self._good_pixel_binning(copy.deepcopy(good_pixel))
             except:
                 warnings.warn('Binning failed, use original good pixel array in interpolate over.')
 
+            # put this after binning as comupting median is O(n*log(n))
+            mean = median_with_mad_clipping(good_pixel[:, 2:])
+
             gp = self.GaussianProcess(
                 std=np.sqrt(kernel_amplitude),
                 correlation_length=self.correlation_length,
@@ -374,7 +381,8 @@ def interpolate_sub_masked_image(self, sub_masked_image):
             updateMaskFromArray(sub_masked_image.mask, bad_pixel, self.interpBit)
             return sub_masked_image
         
-def interpolateOverDefectsGP(image, fwhm, badList, method="treegp", bin_spacing=25, threshold_subdivide=20000):
+def interpolateOverDefectsGP(image, fwhm, badList, method="treegp", bin_spacing=25,
+                             threshold_dynamic_binning=1000, threshold_subdivide=20000):
     """
     Interpolates over defects in an image using Gaussian Process interpolation.
 
@@ -406,6 +414,7 @@ def interpolateOverDefectsGP(image, fwhm, badList, method="treegp", bin_spacing=
         warnings.warn('WARNING: no defects found. No interpolation performed.')
         return
     gp = InterpolateOverDefectGaussianProcess(image, defects=badList, method=method,
-                                              fwhm=fwhm, bin_spacing=bin_spacing, 
+                                              fwhm=fwhm, bin_spacing=bin_spacing,
+                                              threshold_dynamic_binning=threshold_dynamic_binning,
                                               threshold_subdivide=threshold_subdivide)
     gp.interpolate_over_defects()
diff --git a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/interp.py b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/interp.py
index 53c2439e..7ba692aa 100644
--- a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/interp.py
+++ b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/interp.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 
 def interpolateOverDefects(image, psf, badList, fallbackValue=0.0, fwhm=1.0,
-                           useFallbackValueAtEdge=False, useGaussianProcess=False,
+                           useFallbackValueAtEdge=False, useLegacyInterp=False,
                            maskNameList=None, **kwargs):
-    if useGaussianProcess:
-        return interpolateOverDefectsGP(image, fwhm, maskNameList, **kwargs)
-    else:
+    if useLegacyInterp:
         return interpolateOverDefectsOld(image, psf, badList, fallbackValue, useFallbackValueAtEdge)
+    else:
+        return interpolateOverDefectsGP(image, fwhm, maskNameList, **kwargs)
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