diff --git a/src/amy.h b/src/amy.h
index 071a280b..bc086497 100644
--- a/src/amy.h
+++ b/src/amy.h
@@ -1046,11 +1046,12 @@ extern SAMPLE scan_max(SAMPLE* block, int len);
 
 // On Arduino, something doesn't allow ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX in tasks
 #ifdef ARDUINO
-#define AMY_RENDER_TASK_PRIORITY (20) 
-#define AMY_FILL_BUFFER_TASK_PRIORITY (20)
+#define AMY_RENDER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX - 5)
+#define AMY_FILL_BUFFER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX - 5)
 #else
-#define AMY_RENDER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX)
-#define AMY_FILL_BUFFER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX)
+// (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX - 1) is the highest available priority under FreeRTOS (at least in esp-idf 6.0).
+#define AMY_RENDER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX - 1)
+#define AMY_FILL_BUFFER_TASK_PRIORITY (ESP_TASK_PRIO_MAX - 1)
 #endif
 #define AMY_RENDER_TASK_COREID (0)
 #define AMY_FILL_BUFFER_TASK_COREID (1)