diff --git a/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication.py b/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication.py
index 98b8486263..0ae4aba8ba 100755
--- a/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication.py
+++ b/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication.py
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ def is_still_valid(time: Optional[TimeMsg]) -> bool:
             return (time is not None) and (now - Time.from_msg(time) < Duration(seconds=self.lifetime))
 
         message = self.protocol_converter.convert_to_message(self, msg, is_still_valid)
-        self.socket_communication.send_message(message.SerializeToString())
+        proto_msg = message.SerializeToString()
+        self.logger.debug(f"Sending msg with size {len(proto_msg)} bytes")
+        self.socket_communication.send_message(proto_msg)
 
     def create_empty_message(self, now: Time) -> Proto.Message:
         message = Proto.Message()
diff --git a/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/config/team_communication_config.yaml b/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/config/team_communication_config.yaml
index 8521e1d75b..b4554bc6a0 100644
--- a/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/config/team_communication_config.yaml
+++ b/src/bitbots_team_communication/bitbots_team_communication/config/team_communication_config.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ team_comm:
   ros__parameters:
     # UDP broadcast address is the highest IP in the subnet e.g. 172.20.255.255
     # Sets local mode if set to loopback (127.0.0.1)
-    target_ip: 10.142.255.255
+    target_ip: 10.109.255.255
 
     # Only used in non local mode with specific target_ip
-    target_port: 3737
-    receive_port: 3737
+    target_port: 10006
+    receive_port: 10006
 
     # Only used in local mode on loopback
     # the team communication will bind to one of these ports and send to the other ports, depending on its bot_id
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ team_comm:
       - 4004
 
     # Rate of published messages in Hz
-    rate: 10
+    rate: 2
 
     # average walking speed in [m/s]
     avg_walking_speed: 0.2