diff --git a/src/fsw_init.c b/src/fsw_init.c
--- a/src/fsw_init.c
+++ b/src/fsw_init.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ int create_all_tasks( void ) // create a
         status = rtems_task_create(
             Task_name[TASKID_SCRB], TASK_PRIORITY_SCRB, RTEMS_MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE,
             RTEMS_DEFAULT_MODES,
-            RTEMS_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES, &Task_id[TASKID_SCRB]
+            RTEMS_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES | RTEMS_FLOATING_POINT, &Task_id[TASKID_SCRB]
         );
     }
     if (status == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL) // HOUS
diff --git a/src/fsw_misc.c b/src/fsw_misc.c
--- a/src/fsw_misc.c
+++ b/src/fsw_misc.c
@@ -533,11 +533,12 @@ rtems_task scrubbing_task( rtems_task_ar
 
     BOOT_PRINTF("in SCRUBBING *** \n");
     volatile int i=0;
+    volatile float valuef = 1.;
     volatile uint32_t* RAM=(uint32_t*)0x40000000;
     volatile uint32_t value;
     while(1){
         i=(i+1)%(1024*1024);
-        value += RAM[i];
+        valuef += 10.f*(float)RAM[i];
     }
 }