diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/imu/imu_aspirin.c b/sw/airborne/subsystems/imu/imu_aspirin.c
index 4d7ab4090b..1c5fac63b1 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/imu/imu_aspirin.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/imu/imu_aspirin.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ static void configure_accel(void) {
   adxl345_write_to_reg(ADXL345_REG_POWER_CTL, 1<<3);
   /* enable data ready interrupt */
   adxl345_write_to_reg(ADXL345_REG_INT_ENABLE, 1<<7);
-  /* Enable full res and interrupt active low */
-  adxl345_write_to_reg(ADXL345_REG_DATA_FORMAT, 1<<3|1<<5);
+  /* Enable full res with +-16g range and interrupt active low */
+  adxl345_write_to_reg(ADXL345_REG_DATA_FORMAT, 1<<0|1<<1|1<<3|1<<5);
   /* clear spi rx reg to make DMA happy */
   adxl345_clear_rx_buf();
   /* reads data once to bring interrupt line up */