diff --git a/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp b/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
index 56aa7615..6039d525 100644
--- a/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/acs/control/PtgCtrl.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ void PtgCtrl::ptgDesaturation(AcsParameters::PointingLawParameters *pointingLawP
     return;
   }
 
+  // concentrate RW speeds as vector and convert to double
+  double speedRws[4] = {static_cast<double>(*speedRw0), static_cast<double>(*speedRw1),
+                        static_cast<double>(*speedRw2), static_cast<double>(*speedRw3)};
+
   // calculating momentum of satellite and momentum of reaction wheels
-  double speedRws[4] = {(double)*speedRw0, (double)*speedRw1, (double)*speedRw2, (double)*speedRw3};
   double momentumRwU[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0}, momentumRw[3] = {0, 0, 0};
   VectorOperations<double>::mulScalar(speedRws, acsParameters->rwHandlingParameters.inertiaWheel,
                                       momentumRwU, 4);