diff --git a/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.cpp b/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.cpp
index 26726582..05c08109 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 FixedTimeslotTaskBase::FixedTimeslotTaskBase(TaskPeriod period_,
                                              TaskDeadlineMissedFunction dlmFunc_)
-    : pollingSeqTable(getPeriodMs()), period(period_), dlmFunc(dlmFunc_) {}
+    : period(period_), pollingSeqTable(getPeriodMs()), dlmFunc(dlmFunc_) {}
 uint32_t FixedTimeslotTaskBase::getPeriodMs() const { return static_cast<uint32_t>(period * 1000); }
 
 bool FixedTimeslotTaskBase::isEmpty() const { return pollingSeqTable.isEmpty(); }
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.h b/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.h
index 91a4f649..6f08e3fe 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tasks/FixedTimeslotTaskBase.h
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ class FixedTimeslotTaskBase : public FixedTimeslotTaskIF {
   ;
 
  protected:
-  //! Polling sequence table which contains the object to execute
-  //! and information like the timeslots and the passed execution step.
-  FixedSlotSequence pollingSeqTable;
-
   /**
    * @brief Period of task in floating point seconds
    */
   TaskPeriod period;
 
+  //! Polling sequence table which contains the object to execute
+  //! and information like the timeslots and the passed execution step.
+  FixedSlotSequence pollingSeqTable;
+
   /**
    * @brief The pointer to the deadline-missed function.
    * @details