diff --git a/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/pwm_out_sim.cpp b/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/pwm_out_sim.cpp
index 4f08c8541a..2068865750 100644
--- a/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/pwm_out_sim.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/pwm_out_sim.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ PWMSim::init()
 	_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("pwm_out_sim",
 				   SCHED_DEFAULT,
 				   SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
-				   1200,
+				   1300,
 				   (px4_main_t)&PWMSim::task_main_trampoline,
 				   nullptr);