diff --git a/NodeManagerTemplate/NodeManagerTemplate.ino b/NodeManagerTemplate/NodeManagerTemplate.ino
index 6bdc8e7246fdae68a7b859c3f4a7a341ff04dac1..37b2d8196dc68732e9cdb59dc3b425b089bee3fd 100644
--- a/NodeManagerTemplate/NodeManagerTemplate.ino
+++ b/NodeManagerTemplate/NodeManagerTemplate.ino
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ NodeManager nodeManager;
 // before
 void before() {
   // setup the serial port baud rate
-  Serial.begin(9600);  
+  Serial.begin(MY_BAUD_RATE);  
   /*
    * Register below your sensors
   */
diff --git a/NodeManagerTemplate/config.h b/NodeManagerTemplate/config.h
index 85ff5a4b191f4b859f53893376a34e2934b64420..c0ae2be9f13cadb655a734aa6bb8db184d53f98f 100644
--- a/NodeManagerTemplate/config.h
+++ b/NodeManagerTemplate/config.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 /**********************************
  * MySensors configuration
  */
+#define MY_BAUD_RATE 9800
 //#define MY_DEBUG
 //#define MY_NODE_ID 100