diff --git a/components/dataLink/include/Scheduler.h b/components/dataLink/include/Scheduler.h
index 4676415..8cc3b0a 100644
--- a/components/dataLink/include/Scheduler.h
+++ b/components/dataLink/include/Scheduler.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define SCHEDULER_MUTEX_WAIT 10 //max time duration to wait
 #define SCHEDULER_PERIOD_MS 10
-#define RECEIVE_TASK_PERIOD_MS 5
+#define RECEIVE_TASK_PERIOD_MS 10
 
 #define GENERIC_FRAME_SLIDING_WINDOW_SIZE 5 //defines the maximum size of the sliding window before resending previously un-ack'd fragments
 #define SLIDING_WINDOW_MUTEX_TIMEOUT_MS 5