diff --git a/src/drivers/telemetry/iridiumsbd/IridiumSBD.cpp b/src/drivers/telemetry/iridiumsbd/IridiumSBD.cpp
index 42e619bfc2..74f73460a2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/telemetry/iridiumsbd/IridiumSBD.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/telemetry/iridiumsbd/IridiumSBD.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int IridiumSBD::start(int argc, char *argv[])
 	IridiumSBD::instance = new IridiumSBD();
 
 	IridiumSBD::task_handle = px4_task_spawn_cmd("iridiumsbd", SCHED_DEFAULT,
-				  SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1300, (main_t)&IridiumSBD::main_loop_helper, argv);
+				  SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1350, (main_t)&IridiumSBD::main_loop_helper, argv);
 
 	return OK;
 }