diff --git a/testrt/VT_STORM/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/chconf.h b/testrt/VT_STORM/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/chconf.h
index 045042cd6..7625db379 100644
--- a/testrt/VT_STORM/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/chconf.h
+++ b/testrt/VT_STORM/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/chconf.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
  *          this value.
  */
 #if !defined(CH_CFG_ST_TIMEDELTA)
-#define CH_CFG_ST_TIMEDELTA                 20
+#define CH_CFG_ST_TIMEDELTA                 12
 #endif
 
 /** @} */
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
  * @note    The default is @p FALSE.
  */
 #if !defined(CH_DBG_ENABLE_CHECKS)
-#define CH_DBG_ENABLE_CHECKS                TRUE
+#define CH_DBG_ENABLE_CHECKS                FALSE
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
  * @note    The default is @p FALSE.
  */
 #if !defined(CH_DBG_ENABLE_ASSERTS)
-#define CH_DBG_ENABLE_ASSERTS               TRUE
+#define CH_DBG_ENABLE_ASSERTS               FALSE
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/testrt/VT_STORM/source/vt_storm.c b/testrt/VT_STORM/source/vt_storm.c
index 3b9a3e854..298f1343c 100644
--- a/testrt/VT_STORM/source/vt_storm.c
+++ b/testrt/VT_STORM/source/vt_storm.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static void guard_cb(virtual_timer_t *vtp, void *p) {
  */
 void vt_storm_execute(const vt_storm_config_t *cfg) {
   unsigned i;
+  sysinterval_t periodic;
 
   config = cfg;
 
@@ -275,6 +276,14 @@ void vt_storm_execute(const vt_storm_config_t *cfg) {
   gptStartContinuous(cfg->gpt2p, 101);
 #endif
 
+  /* Interval for the periodic timer, note that slow systicks would
+     result in a period of 1, which is not acceptable, increasing it
+     to two.*/
+  periodic = TIME_US2I(50);
+  if (periodic < (sysinterval_t)2) {
+    periodic = (sysinterval_t)2;
+  }
+
   for (i = 1; i <= VT_STORM_CFG_ITERATIONS; i++) {
     bool warning;