diff --git a/cubesatsim/cubesatsim.ino b/cubesatsim/cubesatsim.ino
index 321bd764..ed977029 100644
--- a/cubesatsim/cubesatsim.ino
+++ b/cubesatsim/cubesatsim.ino
@@ -4957,7 +4957,7 @@ void start_clockgen() {
 
 void get_input() {
 
-  if (((skip++)%5) == 0)	
+  if (((skip++)%2) == 0)	
     serial_input();  
 	
 // check for button press