diff --git a/src/configuration.h b/src/configuration.h
index a2935d89d7148992efa3adc2e946b7d3240c785e..e0e5fcaaf74b4385fa0e1c3d41a31ae0ef1fe24f 100644
--- a/src/configuration.h
+++ b/src/configuration.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 
 /** @brief Polling interval in ms */
-#define SERIAL_POLL_INTERVAL 9
+#define SERIAL_POLL_INTERVAL 5
 
 /** @brief Heartbeat emission rate, in Hertz (times per second) */
 #define MAVLINK_HEARTBEAT_DEFAULT_RATE 1