diff --git a/src/uart/emsuart_esp32.cpp b/src/uart/emsuart_esp32.cpp
index f22841cb0..79def3e3b 100644
--- a/src/uart/emsuart_esp32.cpp
+++ b/src/uart/emsuart_esp32.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void EMSuart::start(const uint8_t tx_mode, const uint8_t rx_gpio, const uint8_t
         uart_set_pin(EMSUART_NUM, tx_gpio, rx_gpio, UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE, UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE);
         uart_set_rx_full_threshold(EMSUART_NUM, 1);
         uart_set_rx_timeout(EMSUART_NUM, 0); // disable
-        xTaskCreate(uart_event_task, "uart_event_task", 2048, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES - 3, NULL);
+        xTaskCreate(uart_event_task, "uart_event_task", 2048, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES - 1, NULL);
     }
     tx_mode_ = tx_mode;
     uart_enable_intr_mask(EMSUART_NUM, UART_BRK_DET_INT_ENA | UART_RXFIFO_FULL_INT_ENA);