diff --git a/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryCommands.h b/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryCommands.h
index c2efaee4b..63170d11b 100644
--- a/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryCommands.h
+++ b/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryCommands.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long int smUint64_t;
 #endif
 
 #define SHARED_MEMORY_SERVER_TEST_C
-#define MAX_DEGREE_OF_FREEDOM 256
+#define MAX_DEGREE_OF_FREEDOM 128 
 #define MAX_NUM_SENSORS 256
 #define MAX_URDF_FILENAME_LENGTH 1024
 #define MAX_SDF_FILENAME_LENGTH 1024