diff --git a/src/libCom/error/errlog.c b/src/libCom/error/errlog.c
index 15c73a63b..4a4e02588 100644
--- a/src/libCom/error/errlog.c
+++ b/src/libCom/error/errlog.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void errlogInitPvt(void *arg)
     /*Allow an extra MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE for extra margain of safety*/
     pbuffer = pvtCalloc(pvtData.buffersize+MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE,sizeof(char));
     pvtData.pbuffer = pbuffer;
-    tid = threadCreate("errlog",threadPriorityChannelAccessServer-2,
+    tid = threadCreate("errlog",threadPriorityLow,
         threadGetStackSize(threadStackSmall),
         (THREADFUNC)errlogTask,0);
     if(tid) pvtData.errlogInitFailed = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/libCom/taskwd/taskwd.c b/src/libCom/taskwd/taskwd.c
index 5f01a062e..a5f1b8ebf 100644
--- a/src/libCom/taskwd/taskwd.c
+++ b/src/libCom/taskwd/taskwd.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void taskwdInitPvt(void *arg)
     ellInit(&list);
     ellInit(&anylist);
     taskwdid = threadCreate(
-        "taskwd",threadPriorityChannelAccessServer-2,
+        "taskwd",threadPriorityLow,
          threadGetStackSize(threadStackSmall),
         (THREADFUNC)taskwdTask,0);
 }