diff --git a/ESP32-IDF_FreeRTOS/I2C_MultiDevice/main/hello_world_main.c b/ESP32-IDF_FreeRTOS/I2C_MultiDevice/main/hello_world_main.c
index 06a849a2e..22051edd7 100644
--- a/ESP32-IDF_FreeRTOS/I2C_MultiDevice/main/hello_world_main.c
+++ b/ESP32-IDF_FreeRTOS/I2C_MultiDevice/main/hello_world_main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void app_main(void)
 
 void task1(void *pvParameters) {
     while (1) {
-        if (xSemaphoreTake(xMutex, portMAX_DELAY)) {
+        if (xSemaphoreTake(xMutex, 1500)) {
             printf("Task 1 is running\n");
             printf("This is Task #1\n\n");
             vTaskDelay((500)); // Delay for 1 second
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void task1(void *pvParameters) {
 
 void task2(void *pvParameters) {
     while (1) {
-        if (xSemaphoreTake(xMutex, portMAX_DELAY)) {
+        if (xSemaphoreTake(xMutex, 1500)) {
             printf("Task 2 is running\n");
             printf("This is Task #2\n\n");
             vTaskDelay((2000)); // Delay for 2 seconds