diff --git a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
index 8e7f8c85e5..df77a5d20c 100644
--- a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void FlightTaskManualAltitude::updateHeadingSetpoints()
 
 void FlightTaskManualAltitude::updateZsetpoints()
 {
-	if (fabsf(_sticks(2)) < FLT_EPSILON) {
+	if (fabsf(_sticks(2)) < _stick_deadzone.get()) {
 
 		/* Want to hold altitude */
 
diff --git a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualPosition.cpp b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualPosition.cpp
index 83ad639f38..86eaaa3b78 100644
--- a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualPosition.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/FlightTaskManualPosition.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void FlightTaskManualPosition::updateXYsetpoints()
 {
 	matrix::Vector2f stick_xy(_sticks_expo(0), _sticks_expo(1));
 
-	if (stick_xy.length() < FLT_EPSILON) {
+	if (stick_xy.length() < _stick_deadzone.get()) {
 
 		/* Want to hold position */