diff --git a/tools/joystick/joystickd.py b/tools/joystick/joystickd.py
index aa32b6def3..231e964781 100755
--- a/tools/joystick/joystickd.py
+++ b/tools/joystick/joystickd.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Joystick:
 
       norm = -interp(event[1], [self.min_axis_value[event[0]], self.max_axis_value[event[0]]], [-1., 1.])
       norm = JS_EXPO * norm ** 3 + (1 - JS_EXPO) * norm
-      self.axes_values[event[0]] = norm if abs(norm) > 0.05 else 0.  # center can be noisy, deadzone of 5%
+      self.axes_values[event[0]] = norm if abs(norm) > 0.02 else 0.  # center can be noisy, deadzone of 2%
     else:
       return False
     return True