diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_gdx_for/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_gdx_for/index.js
index 88e6cca63..2e27d983c 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_gdx_for/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_gdx_for/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ const GDXFOR_SENSOR = {
     SPIN_SPEED_Z: 7
 };
 
+/**
+ * The update rate, in milliseconds, for sensor data input from the peripheral.
+ */
+const GDXFOR_UPDATE_RATE = 100;
+
 /**
  * Threshold for pushing and pulling force, for the whenForcePushedOrPulled hat block.
  * @type {number}
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ class GdxFor {
             });
 
             // Start device
-            this._device.start(10); // Set the period to 10 milliseconds
+            this._device.start(GDXFOR_UPDATE_RATE);
         });
     }