diff --git a/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c b/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
index 3e8cfbb10..45164052f 100644
--- a/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
+++ b/flight/CopterControl/System/pios_board.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ const struct pios_spektrum_cfg pios_spektrum_cfg = {
 		.TIM_Prescaler = (PIOS_MASTER_CLOCK / 1000000) - 1,	/* For 1 uS accuracy */
 		.TIM_ClockDivision = TIM_CKD_DIV1,
 		.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up,
-		.TIM_Period = ((1000000 / 60) - 1), //60hz
+		.TIM_Period = ((1000000 / 120) - 1), //11ms-10*16b/115200bps atleast one interrupt between frames
 		.TIM_RepetitionCounter = 0x0000,
 	},
 	.gpio_init = { //used for bind feature
diff --git a/flight/OpenPilot/System/pios_board.c b/flight/OpenPilot/System/pios_board.c
index 89b3bb64f..ccbf8fced 100644
--- a/flight/OpenPilot/System/pios_board.c
+++ b/flight/OpenPilot/System/pios_board.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ const struct pios_spektrum_cfg pios_spektrum_cfg = {
 		.TIM_Prescaler = (PIOS_MASTER_CLOCK / 1000000) - 1,	/* For 1 uS accuracy */
 		.TIM_ClockDivision = TIM_CKD_DIV1,
 		.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up,
-		.TIM_Period = ((1000000 / 60) - 1), //60hz
+		.TIM_Period = ((1000000 / 120) - 1), //11ms-10*16b/115200bps, atleast one interrupt between frames
 		.TIM_RepetitionCounter = 0x0000,
 	},
 	.gpio_init = { //used for bind feature
diff --git a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
index 3aa7cbf6c..e4c1133d6 100644
--- a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
+++ b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/pios_spektrum.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void PIOS_SPEKTRUM_irq_handler() {
 	frame_error=0;
 	sync_of++;
 	/* watchdog activated */
-	if (sync_of > 6) {
+	if (sync_of > 12) {
 		/* signal lost */
 		sync_of = 0;
 		for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++)