diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.cpp b/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.cpp
index 44a7b801..e84411f8 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.cpp
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void PeriodicTask::taskFunctionality() {
 	}
 }
 
-ReturnValue_t PeriodicTask::addComponent(object_id_t object, bool setTaskIF) {
+ReturnValue_t PeriodicTask::addComponent(object_id_t object) {
 	ExecutableObjectIF* newObject = objectManager->get<ExecutableObjectIF>(
 			object);
 	if (newObject == nullptr) {
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PeriodicTask::addComponent(object_id_t object, bool setTaskIF) {
 	}
 	objectList.push_back(newObject);
 
-	if(setTaskIF) {
-	     newObject->setTaskIF(this);
-	}
+	newObject->setTaskIF(this);
 	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.h b/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.h
index 09aa6bc7..eea88dfd 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.h
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.h
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ public:
 	 * -@c RETURN_OK on success
 	 * -@c RETURN_FAILED if the object could not be added.
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object,
-	        bool setTaskIF = true) override;
+	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object) override;
 
 	uint32_t getPeriodMs() const override;