diff --git a/src/core/tasks.c b/src/core/tasks.c
index 99548a3ba..8e12b8c98 100644
--- a/src/core/tasks.c
+++ b/src/core/tasks.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 #include "rx/rx.h"
 
 void util_task() {
-  // check gestures
-  gestures();
-
   // handle led commands
   led_update();
 
@@ -43,7 +40,8 @@ FAST_RAM task_t tasks[TASK_MAX] = {
     [TASK_PID] = CREATE_TASK("PID", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_REALTIME, control, 0),
     [TASK_RX] = CREATE_TASK("RX", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_REALTIME, rx_update, 0),
     [TASK_VBAT] = CREATE_TASK("VBAT", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH, vbat_calc, 1000),
-    [TASK_UTIL] = CREATE_TASK("UTIL", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH, util_task, 0),
+    [TASK_UTIL] = CREATE_TASK("UTIL", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH, util_task, 1000),
+    [TASK_GESTURES] = CREATE_TASK("GESTURES", TASK_MASK_ON_GROUND, TASK_PRIORITY_MEDIUM, gestures, 0),
     [TASK_BLACKBOX] = CREATE_TASK("BLACKBOX", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_MEDIUM, blackbox_update, 0),
     [TASK_OSD] = CREATE_TASK("OSD", TASK_MASK_ALWAYS, TASK_PRIORITY_MEDIUM, osd_display, 8000),
     [TASK_VTX] = CREATE_TASK("VTX", TASK_MASK_ON_GROUND, TASK_PRIORITY_LOW, vtx_update, 0),
diff --git a/src/core/tasks.h b/src/core/tasks.h
index bd8f1feb9..61e7ab4aa 100644
--- a/src/core/tasks.h
+++ b/src/core/tasks.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ typedef enum {
   TASK_RX,
   TASK_VBAT,
   TASK_UTIL,
+  TASK_GESTURES,
   TASK_BLACKBOX,
   TASK_OSD,
   TASK_VTX,