diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
index 86b2b7fdf3..8795a52254 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *
  * @group Land Detector
  */
-PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(LNDMC_Z_VEL_MAX, 0.70f);
+PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(LNDMC_Z_VEL_MAX, 0.50f);
 
 /**
  * Multicopter max horizontal velocity