diff --git a/port/threadx/inc/nx_port.h b/port/threadx/inc/nx_port.h
index d99e387..618c384 100644
--- a/port/threadx/inc/nx_port.h
+++ b/port/threadx/inc/nx_port.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 
 #ifndef NX_IP_PERIODIC_RATE
 #ifdef TX_TIMER_TICKS_PER_SECOND
-#define NX_IP_PERIODIC_RATE         TX_TIMER_TICKS_PER_SECOND
+/* it seems this needs to be smaller than the timer ticks per second. Otherwise no time is left for other tasks*/
+#define NX_IP_PERIODIC_RATE         (TX_TIMER_TICKS_PER_SECOND / 10)
 #else
 #define NX_IP_PERIODIC_RATE         10
 #endif