diff --git a/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/safety/safety-config.h b/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/safety/safety-config.h
index 1c9d748..9fb01f6 100644
--- a/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/safety/safety-config.h
+++ b/stm-firmware/include/reflow-controller/safety/safety-config.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum analog_value_monitor {
 #define WATCHDOG_HALT_DEBUG (0)
 #endif
 
-#define WATCHDOG_PRESCALER 8
+#define WATCHDOG_PRESCALER 16
 
 /**
  * @brief Minimum number of bytes that have to be free on the stack. If this is not the case, an error is detected