diff --git a/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp b/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
index 270b7f4416..a19486acec 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int commander_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		thread_should_exit = false;
 		daemon_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("commander",
 					     SCHED_DEFAULT,
-					     SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 40,
+					     SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT + 40,
 					     3600,
 					     commander_thread_main,
 					     (char * const *)&argv[0]);