diff --git a/robot_state_publisher/src/joint_state_listener.cpp b/robot_state_publisher/src/joint_state_listener.cpp
index e240b67..4bb67b4 100644
--- a/robot_state_publisher/src/joint_state_listener.cpp
+++ b/robot_state_publisher/src/joint_state_listener.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ JointStateListener::JointStateListener(const KDL::Tree& tree)
   publish_rate_ = Rate(publish_freq);
   
   // subscribe to mechanism state
-  joint_state_sub_ = n_.subscribe("joint_states", 500, &JointStateListener::callbackJointState, this);;
+  joint_state_sub_ = n_.subscribe("joint_states", 1, &JointStateListener::callbackJointState, this);;
 };