diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.h b/src/AsyncTCP.h
index 005ec51..ebf57a7 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.h
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY
-#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY 3
+#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY 10
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_QUEUE_SIZE