diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_params.c b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_params.c
index 4811913c8892..ad8920cee1f7 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_params.c
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(MAV_RADIO_TOUT, 5);
   * @min 0.0
   * @max 1.0
  */
-PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(MAV_ULOG_MAX_RT, 0.5f);
+PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(MAV_ULOG_MAX_RT, 0.2f);