diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/scheduling.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/scheduling.cpp
index e8f83f0e..42a11875 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/scheduling.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/scheduling.cpp
@@ -413,8 +413,13 @@ void scheduling::createPstTasks(TaskFactory& factory, TaskDeadlineMissedFunction
                                 std::vector<PeriodicTaskIF*>& taskVec) {
   ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
 
+#ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
+  static constexpr float acsPstPeriod = 0.4;
+#else
+  static constexpr float acsPstPeriod = 0.6;
+#endif
   FixedTimeslotTaskIF* acsPst = factory.createFixedTimeslotTask(
-      "ACS_PST", 85, PeriodicTaskIF::MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE * 2, 1.0, missedDeadlineFunc);
+      "ACS_PST", 85, PeriodicTaskIF::MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE * 2, acsPstPeriod, missedDeadlineFunc);
   result = pst::pstAcs(acsPst);
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     if (result == FixedTimeslotTaskIF::SLOT_LIST_EMPTY) {