diff --git a/pus/Service5EventReporting.cpp b/pus/Service5EventReporting.cpp
index 829d04bd..e0b34a5b 100644
--- a/pus/Service5EventReporting.cpp
+++ b/pus/Service5EventReporting.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
 
 Service5EventReporting::Service5EventReporting(object_id_t objectId,
-            uint16_t apid, uint8_t serviceId, size_t maxNumberReportsPerCycle):
+            uint16_t apid, uint8_t serviceId, size_t maxNumberReportsPerCycle,
+            uint32_t messageQueueDepth):
 		PusServiceBase(objectId, apid, serviceId),
 		maxNumberReportsPerCycle(maxNumberReportsPerCycle) {
-	eventQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue();
+	eventQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(messageQueueDepth);
 }
 
 Service5EventReporting::~Service5EventReporting(){}
diff --git a/pus/Service5EventReporting.h b/pus/Service5EventReporting.h
index 78c18bf3..69242801 100644
--- a/pus/Service5EventReporting.h
+++ b/pus/Service5EventReporting.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class Service5EventReporting: public PusServiceBase {
 public:
 
 	Service5EventReporting(object_id_t objectId, uint16_t apid,
-	        uint8_t serviceId, size_t maxNumberReportsPerCycle = 10);
+	        uint8_t serviceId, size_t maxNumberReportsPerCycle = 10,
+	        uint32_t messageQueueDepth = 10);
 	virtual ~Service5EventReporting();
 
 	/***