diff --git a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
index b79a07b976..fee20cea40 100644
--- a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
+++ b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ int sdlog2_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* --- IMPORTANT: DEFINE NUMBER OF ORB STRUCTS TO WAIT FOR HERE --- */
 	/* number of messages */
-	const ssize_t fdsc = 15;
+	const ssize_t fdsc = 16;
 	/* Sanity check variable and index */
 	ssize_t fdsc_count = 0;
 	/* file descriptors to wait for */