diff --git a/ktweak b/ktweak
index 127d212..91fbfd6 100644
--- a/ktweak
+++ b/ktweak
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BRANCH="latency"
 UINT_MAX="4294967295"
 
 # Duration in nanoseconds of one scheduling period
-SCHED_PERIOD="$((1 * 1000 * 1000))"
+SCHED_PERIOD="$((1 * 1000 * 1000) / 2)"
 
 # How many tasks should we have at a maximum in one scheduling period
 SCHED_TASKS="16"