diff --git a/App/Src/tasks/manager.cpp b/App/Src/tasks/manager.cpp
index e0e19d2..fcb9ac5 100644
--- a/App/Src/tasks/manager.cpp
+++ b/App/Src/tasks/manager.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <sta/debug/debug.hpp>
 
 
-extern "C" void managerTask(void *)
+extern "C" void startManagerTask(void *)
 {
 	STA_DEBUG_PRINTLN("INITIALIZED MANAGER TASK");
 
diff --git a/Core/Src/freertos.c b/Core/Src/freertos.c
index 2cc7d3e..54202b0 100644
--- a/Core/Src/freertos.c
+++ b/Core/Src/freertos.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /* USER CODE END Includes */
 
 /* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
+typedef StaticTask_t osStaticThreadDef_t;
 typedef StaticSemaphore_t osStaticMutexDef_t;
 /* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */
 
@@ -55,6 +56,18 @@ const osThreadAttr_t defaultTask_attributes = {
   .stack_size = 128 * 4,
   .priority = (osPriority_t) osPriorityNormal,
 };
+/* Definitions for managerTask */
+osThreadId_t managerTaskHandle;
+uint32_t managerTaskBuffer[ 128 ];
+osStaticThreadDef_t managerTaskControlBlock;
+const osThreadAttr_t managerTask_attributes = {
+  .name = "managerTask",
+  .cb_mem = &managerTaskControlBlock,
+  .cb_size = sizeof(managerTaskControlBlock),
+  .stack_mem = &managerTaskBuffer[0],
+  .stack_size = sizeof(managerTaskBuffer),
+  .priority = (osPriority_t) osPriorityLow,
+};
 /* Definitions for uartMutex */
 osMutexId_t uartMutexHandle;
 osStaticMutexDef_t uartMutex_cb;
@@ -70,6 +83,7 @@ const osMutexAttr_t uartMutex_attributes = {
 /* USER CODE END FunctionPrototypes */
 
 void StartDefaultTask(void *argument);
+extern void startManagerTask(void *argument);
 
 void MX_FREERTOS_Init(void); /* (MISRA C 2004 rule 8.1) */
 
@@ -118,6 +132,9 @@ void MX_FREERTOS_Init(void) {
   /* creation of defaultTask */
   defaultTaskHandle = osThreadNew(StartDefaultTask, NULL, &defaultTask_attributes);
 
+  /* creation of managerTask */
+  managerTaskHandle = osThreadNew(startManagerTask, NULL, &managerTask_attributes);
+
   /* USER CODE BEGIN RTOS_THREADS */
   /* add threads, ... */
   /* USER CODE END RTOS_THREADS */
diff --git a/TACOS-Demo.ioc b/TACOS-Demo.ioc
index c6618d4..2b3194c 100644
--- a/TACOS-Demo.ioc
+++ b/TACOS-Demo.ioc
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 CAD.formats=
 CAD.pinconfig=
 CAD.provider=
-FREERTOS.IPParameters=Tasks01,configUSE_NEWLIB_REENTRANT,configRECORD_STACK_HIGH_ADDRESS,configCHECK_FOR_STACK_OVERFLOW,Mutexes01
+FREERTOS.FootprintOK=true
+FREERTOS.IPParameters=Tasks01,configUSE_NEWLIB_REENTRANT,configRECORD_STACK_HIGH_ADDRESS,configCHECK_FOR_STACK_OVERFLOW,Mutexes01,FootprintOK
 FREERTOS.Mutexes01=uartMutex,Static,uartMutex_cb
-FREERTOS.Tasks01=defaultTask,24,128,StartDefaultTask,Default,NULL,Dynamic,NULL,NULL
+FREERTOS.Tasks01=defaultTask,24,128,StartDefaultTask,Default,NULL,Dynamic,NULL,NULL;managerTask,8,128,startManagerTask,As external,NULL,Static,managerTaskBuffer,managerTaskControlBlock
 FREERTOS.configCHECK_FOR_STACK_OVERFLOW=1
 FREERTOS.configRECORD_STACK_HIGH_ADDRESS=1
 FREERTOS.configUSE_NEWLIB_REENTRANT=1