diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index 5bfdf2d4b9..1fed0b6746 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static const AP_Scheduler::Task scheduler_tasks[] PROGMEM = {
 #endif
     { update_mount,          8,     45 },
     { ten_hz_logging_loop,  40,     30 },
-    { fifty_hz_logging_loop, 2,     22 },
+    { fifty_hz_logging_loop, 8,     22 },
     { perf_update,        4000,     20 },
     { read_receiver_rssi,   40,      5 },
 #ifdef USERHOOK_FASTLOOP