diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1060_rover b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1060_rover
index d2400bec18..ccf86b9f8a 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1060_rover
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1060_rover
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 if [ $AUTOCNF = yes ]
 then
 	param set GND_L1_DIST 5
+	param set GND_L1_PERIOD 10
 	param set GND_SP_CTRL_MODE 1
 	param set GND_SPEED_D 0.001
 	param set GND_SPEED_I 3