diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
index bed2c9116..ba851a856 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ TmTcBridge::TmTcBridge(const char* name, object_id_t objectId, object_id_t tcDes
       tcDestination(tcDestination)
 
 {
-  tmTcReceptionQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(TMTC_RECEPTION_QUEUE_DEPTH);
+  auto mqArgs = MqArgs(objectId, static_cast<void*>(this));
+  tmTcReceptionQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(
+      TMTC_RECEPTION_QUEUE_DEPTH, MessageQueueMessage::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE, &mqArgs);
 }
 
 TmTcBridge::~TmTcBridge() { QueueFactory::instance()->deleteMessageQueue(tmTcReceptionQueue); }
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::setNumberOfSentPacketsPerCycle(uint8_t sentPacketsPerC
   }
 }
 
-ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::setMaxNumberOfPacketsStored(uint8_t maxNumberOfPacketsStored) {
+ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::setMaxNumberOfPacketsStored(unsigned int maxNumberOfPacketsStored) {
   if (maxNumberOfPacketsStored <= LIMIT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED) {
     this->maxNumberOfPacketsStored = maxNumberOfPacketsStored;
     return returnvalue::OK;
@@ -175,15 +177,18 @@ ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::storeDownlinkData(TmTcMessage* message) {
   }
 
   if (tmFifo->full()) {
+    if (warningSwitch) {
 #if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-    sif::warning << "TmTcBridge::storeDownlinkData: TM downlink max. number "
-                    "of stored packet IDs reached!"
-                 << std::endl;
+      sif::warning << "TmTcBridge::storeDownlinkData: TM downlink max. number "
+                      "of stored packet IDs reached!"
+                   << std::endl;
 #else
-    sif::printWarning(
-        "TmTcBridge::storeDownlinkData: TM downlink max. number "
-        "of stored packet IDs reached!\n");
+      sif::printWarning(
+          "TmTcBridge::storeDownlinkData: TM downlink max. number "
+          "of stored packet IDs reached!\n");
 #endif
+      warningSwitch = false;
+    }
     if (overwriteOld) {
       tmFifo->retrieve(&storeId);
       tmStore->deleteData(storeId);
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::handleStoredTm() {
     packetSentCounter++;
 
     if (tmFifo->empty()) {
+      warningSwitch = true;
       tmStored = false;
     }
     tmStore->deleteData(storeId);
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
index ed4d254e7..3df3419cb 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TmTcBridge : public AcceptsTelemetryIF,
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t TMTC_RECEPTION_QUEUE_DEPTH = 20;
   static constexpr uint8_t LIMIT_STORED_DATA_SENT_PER_CYCLE = 15;
-  static constexpr uint8_t LIMIT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED = 200;
+  static constexpr unsigned int LIMIT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED = 500;
 
   static constexpr uint8_t DEFAULT_STORED_DATA_SENT_PER_CYCLE = 5;
   static constexpr uint8_t DEFAULT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED = 10;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TmTcBridge : public AcceptsTelemetryIF,
    * @return -@c returnvalue::OK if value was set successfully
    *         -@c returnvalue::FAILED otherwise, stored value stays the same
    */
-  ReturnValue_t setMaxNumberOfPacketsStored(uint8_t maxNumberOfPacketsStored);
+  ReturnValue_t setMaxNumberOfPacketsStored(unsigned int maxNumberOfPacketsStored);
 
   /**
    * This will set up the bridge to overwrite old data in the FIFO.
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class TmTcBridge : public AcceptsTelemetryIF,
   //! by default, so telemetry will be handled immediately.
   bool communicationLinkUp = true;
   bool tmStored = false;
+  bool warningSwitch = true;
   bool overwriteOld = true;
   uint8_t packetSentCounter = 0;
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class TmTcBridge : public AcceptsTelemetryIF,
    */
   DynamicFIFO<store_address_t>* tmFifo = nullptr;
   uint8_t sentPacketsPerCycle = DEFAULT_STORED_DATA_SENT_PER_CYCLE;
-  uint8_t maxNumberOfPacketsStored = DEFAULT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED;
+  unsigned int maxNumberOfPacketsStored = DEFAULT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED;
 };
 
 #endif /* FSFW_TMTCSERVICES_TMTCBRIDGE_H_ */