diff --git a/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/PWMSim.cpp b/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/PWMSim.cpp
index 62325be243..0c0364fe41 100644
--- a/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/PWMSim.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/pwm_out_sim/PWMSim.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ PWMSim::task_spawn(int argc, char *argv[])
 	_task_id = px4_task_spawn_cmd("pwmsim",
 				      SCHED_DEFAULT,
 				      SCHED_PRIORITY_ACTUATOR_OUTPUTS,
-				      1310,
+				      1000,
 				      (px4_main_t)&run_trampoline,
 				      nullptr);