diff --git a/Firmware/MotorControl/platformio.ini b/Firmware/MotorControl/platformio.ini
index 5493edc..68f7663 100644
--- a/Firmware/MotorControl/platformio.ini
+++ b/Firmware/MotorControl/platformio.ini
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ board_hardware.uart = no_bootloader
 board_hardware.bod = 2.7v
 
 ; specify fuses because platformio burns wrong ones when uploading
+; actually this doesn't help?
+; for whatever reason avrdude gives an error if you don't upload
+; just after flashing fuses
 board_fuse.lfuse = 0xf7
 board_fuse.hfuse = 0xd7
 board_fuse.efuse = 0xfd
diff --git a/Firmware/MotorControl/src/main.cpp b/Firmware/MotorControl/src/main.cpp
index ee78d5c..2c975ef 100644
--- a/Firmware/MotorControl/src/main.cpp
+++ b/Firmware/MotorControl/src/main.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void setup() {
     OCR2A = 250;
     TCCR2A |= (1 << WGM20) | (1 << CS21);
     TIMSK2 |= (1 << OCIE2A);
-    wdt_enable(WDTO_8S);
+    wdt_enable(WDTO_500MS);
 }
 
 volatile unsigned int tick = 0;