diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/PeriodicUpdateWidget.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/PeriodicUpdateWidget.cpp
index a62659cd78d4448bb72913ae432fc22f8f2b6eae..dd51a5e7f055f387e7580196874128c1f4bf2b12 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/PeriodicUpdateWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/PeriodicUpdateWidget.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::gui
         _frequencySpinBox->setValue(frequency);
         _frequencySpinBox->setMinimum(0);
         _frequencySpinBox->setMaximum(maxFrequency);
-        _frequencySpinBox->setSingleStep(1.0);
+        _frequencySpinBox->setSingleStep(0.5);
         _frequencySpinBox->setSuffix(" Hz");