diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/local_position_estimator_main.cpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/local_position_estimator_main.cpp
index d9529b133f..6271c28eb5 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/local_position_estimator_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/local_position_estimator_main.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int local_position_estimator_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		deamon_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("lp_estimator",
 						 SCHED_DEFAULT,
 						 SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
-						 13000,
+						 13500,
 						 local_position_estimator_thread_main,
 						 (argv && argc > 2) ? (char *const *) &argv[2] : (char *const *) NULL);
 		return 0;