diff --git a/launch/simulation.launch b/launch/simulation.launch
index 99ff2cffeaa77772168a8fec581deb5bc6cfb35e..24737b84172d48cc576fc23640d980243435c8f0 100644
--- a/launch/simulation.launch
+++ b/launch/simulation.launch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <arg name="headless" default="false" />
     <arg name="debug" default="false" />
     <arg name="load_gripper" default="true" />
-    <arg name="slow_simulation" default="true" />
+    <arg name="slow_simulation" default="false" />
 
     <!-- don't include franka_control, but include the controller stuff from there -->
   <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro '$(find franka_description)/robots/panda_arm_hand.urdf.xacro'" if="$(arg load_gripper)" />