diff --git a/flight/UAVObjects/inc/uavobjectmanager.h b/flight/UAVObjects/inc/uavobjectmanager.h
index dba819c7c..e7bb8b9c7 100644
--- a/flight/UAVObjects/inc/uavobjectmanager.h
+++ b/flight/UAVObjects/inc/uavobjectmanager.h
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t gcsAccess; /** Defines the access level for the local GCS transactions (readonly and readwrite), not used in the flight s/w */
 	uint8_t telemetryAcked; /** Defines if an ack is required for the transactions of this object (1:acked, 0:not acked) */
 	uint8_t telemetryUpdateMode; /** Update mode used by the telemetry module (UAVObjUpdateMode) */
-	int32_t telemetryUpdatePeriod; /** Update period used by the telemetry module (only if telemetry mode is PERIODIC) */
+	uint32_t telemetryUpdatePeriod; /** Update period used by the telemetry module (only if telemetry mode is PERIODIC) */
 	uint8_t gcsTelemetryAcked; /** Defines if an ack is required for the transactions of this object (1:acked, 0:not acked) */
 	uint8_t gcsTelemetryUpdateMode; /** Update mode used by the GCS (UAVObjUpdateMode) */
-	int32_t gcsTelemetryUpdatePeriod; /** Update period used by the GCS (only if telemetry mode is PERIODIC) */
+	uint32_t gcsTelemetryUpdatePeriod; /** Update period used by the GCS (only if telemetry mode is PERIODIC) */
 	uint8_t loggingUpdateMode; /** Update mode used by the logging module (UAVObjUpdateMode) */
 	uint32_t loggingUpdatePeriod; /** Update period used by the logging module (only if logging mode is PERIODIC) */
 } __attribute__((packed)) UAVObjMetadata;