diff --git a/src/drivers/hott/hott_telemetry/hott_telemetry.cpp b/src/drivers/hott/hott_telemetry/hott_telemetry.cpp
index 042d9f8162..d293f9954e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/hott/hott_telemetry/hott_telemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/hott/hott_telemetry/hott_telemetry.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ hott_telemetry_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		thread_should_exit = false;
 		deamon_task = task_spawn_cmd(daemon_name,
 					 SCHED_DEFAULT,
-					 SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 40,
+					 SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
 					 2048,
 					 hott_telemetry_thread_main,
 					 (argv) ? (const char **)&argv[2] : (const char **)NULL);