diff --git a/data/armarx_navigation/local_planner_config/TimedElasticBands/default.json b/data/armarx_navigation/local_planner_config/TimedElasticBands/default.json
index a689e85d4b6008d31465cdfa46594f39202e9a37..f862ff02e5309e2e15ba26aa64f7e4a5beb24552 100644
--- a/data/armarx_navigation/local_planner_config/TimedElasticBands/default.json
+++ b/data/armarx_navigation/local_planner_config/TimedElasticBands/default.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "max_vel_x_backwards": 0.5,
     "max_vel_y": 0.5,
     "max_vel_trans": 0.5,
-    "max_vel_theta": 0.3,
+    "max_vel_theta": 0.5,
     "acc_lim_x": 0.5,
     "acc_lim_y": 0.5,
     "acc_lim_theta": 0.5,