diff --git a/EKF/estimator_interface.h b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
index bbdb63ca91..f764dccac4 100644
--- a/EKF/estimator_interface.h
+++ b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public:
 		return _imu_updated;
 	}
 
-	static const unsigned FILTER_UPDATE_PERIOD_MS = 12;	// ekf prediction period in milliseconds - this should ideally be an integer multiple of the IMU time delta
+	static const unsigned FILTER_UPDATE_PERIOD_MS = 8;	// ekf prediction period in milliseconds - this should ideally be an integer multiple of the IMU time delta
 
 protected: