diff --git a/src/px4_connection/src/px4_controller.cpp b/src/px4_connection/src/px4_controller.cpp
index 5fde4572..8fbe6adc 100644
--- a/src/px4_connection/src/px4_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/px4_connection/src/px4_controller.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
             // move up?
             msg.thrust_body[0] = 0; // north
             msg.thrust_body[1] = 0; // east
-            msg.thrust_body[2] = -1; // down, 100% thrust up
+            msg.thrust_body[2] = -0.6; // down, 100% thrust up
 
             calculate_quaternion(q, 0, degrees_to_radians(20), 0);
         }