diff --git a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/positionsensor.xml b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/positionsensor.xml
index dfa16b803..286163871 100644
--- a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/positionsensor.xml
+++ b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/positionsensor.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <field name="East" units="m" type="float" elements="1"/>
         <field name="Down" units="m" type="float" elements="1"/>
         <access gcs="readwrite" flight="readwrite"/>
-        <telemetrygcs acked="false" updatemode="periodic" period="1000"/>
+        <telemetrygcs acked="false" updatemode="manual" period="0"/>
         <telemetryflight acked="false" updatemode="periodic" period="1000"/>
         <logging updatemode="periodic" period="1000"/>
     </object>