diff --git a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/dds_topics.yaml b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/dds_topics.yaml
index a1e33be861..86f638a454 100644
--- a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/dds_topics.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/dds_topics.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ publications:
 
   - topic: /fmu/out/battery_status
     type: px4_msgs::msg::BatteryStatus
+    rate_limit: 1.
 
   - topic: /fmu/out/collision_constraints
     type: px4_msgs::msg::CollisionConstraints