diff --git a/config/mapper_params_online_async.yaml b/config/mapper_params_online_async.yaml
index 89b0ef8..684e0e4 100644
--- a/config/mapper_params_online_async.yaml
+++ b/config/mapper_params_online_async.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ slam_toolbox:
 
     debug_logging: false
     throttle_scans: 1
-    transform_publish_period: 0.02 #if 0 never publishes odometry
+    transform_publish_period: 0 # was 0.02 #if 0 never publishes odometry
     map_update_interval: 5.0 #was 5.0
     resolution: 0.05
     max_laser_range: 16 #for rastering images, standard was 20