diff --git a/config/commonSubsystemIds.h b/config/commonSubsystemIds.h
index a26a03d..1c9d682 100644
--- a/config/commonSubsystemIds.h
+++ b/config/commonSubsystemIds.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace SUBSYSTEM_ID {
 enum commonSubsystemId: uint8_t {
     COMMON_SUBSYSTEM_ID_START = FW_SUBSYSTEM_ID_RANGE,
+    TEST_TASK_ID = 105,
     COMMON_SUBSYSTEM_ID_END
 };
 }
diff --git a/mission/core/GenericFactory.cpp b/mission/core/GenericFactory.cpp
index cd9ae5e..188a90f 100644
--- a/mission/core/GenericFactory.cpp
+++ b/mission/core/GenericFactory.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ void ObjectFactory::produceGenericObjects() {
     new FsfwExampleTask(objects::TEST_DUMMY_3);
 
 
-#if OBSW_TASK_EXAMPLE_PRINTOUT == 1
-    bool enablePrintout = true;
-#else
     bool enablePrintout = false;
+#if OBSW_TASK_EXAMPLE_PRINTOUT == 1
+    enablePrintout = true;
 #endif
     new FsfwReaderTask(objects::TEST_DUMMY_4, enablePrintout);
 #endif /* OBSW_ADD_TASK_EXAMPLE == 1 */
diff --git a/test/TestTask.cpp b/test/TestTask.cpp
index cb1a79d..c9910e9 100644
--- a/test/TestTask.cpp
+++ b/test/TestTask.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 bool TestTask::oneShotAction = true;
 MutexIF* TestTask::testLock = nullptr;
 
-TestTask::TestTask(object_id_t objectId, bool periodicPrintout):
+TestTask::TestTask(object_id_t objectId, bool periodicPrintout, bool periodicEvent):
 	SystemObject(objectId), testMode(testModes::A),
-	periodicPrinout(periodicPrintout) {
+	periodicPrinout(periodicPrintout), periodicEvent(periodicEvent) {
 	if(testLock == nullptr) {
 		testLock = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 	}
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ ReturnValue_t TestTask::performPeriodicAction() {
 		sif::printInfo("TestTask::performPeriodicAction: Hello World!\n");
 #endif
 	}
+	if(periodicEvent) {
+	    triggerEvent(TEST_EVENT, 0x1234, 0x4321);
+	}
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/TestTask.h b/test/TestTask.h
index 375c0d5..95f27be 100644
--- a/test/TestTask.h
+++ b/test/TestTask.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <fsfw/objectmanager/SystemObject.h>
 #include <fsfw/storagemanager/StorageManagerIF.h>
 
+#include "fsfw/events/Event.h"
+#include "events/subsystemIdRanges.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief 	Test class for general C++ testing and any other code which will not be part of the
@@ -17,10 +19,13 @@ class TestTask :
         public ExecutableObjectIF,
         public HasReturnvaluesIF {
 public:
-    TestTask(object_id_t objectId, bool periodicPrintout);
+    TestTask(object_id_t objectId, bool periodicPrintout = false, bool periodicEvent = false);
     virtual ~TestTask();
     virtual ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t operationCode = 0);
 
+    static constexpr uint8_t subsystemId = SUBSYSTEM_ID::TEST_TASK_ID;
+    static constexpr Event TEST_EVENT = event::makeEvent(subsystemId, 0, severity::INFO);
+
 protected:
     virtual ReturnValue_t performOneShotAction();
     virtual ReturnValue_t performPeriodicAction();
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ protected:
 
     testModes testMode;
     bool periodicPrinout = false;
+    bool periodicEvent = false;
 
     bool testFlag = false;
     uint8_t counter { 1 };