diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/APTNShiftStrategy.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/APTNShiftStrategy.cs
index b449fe794b3f01f412412075a59b100c0f66bc64..610f937aa63d7b8f975dccaac9e217b9e60cf082 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/APTNShiftStrategy.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/APTNShiftStrategy.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using TUGraz.VectoCommon.Models;
 using TUGraz.VectoCommon.Utils;
 using TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.Simulation;
+using TUGraz.VectoCore.Configuration;
 
 namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl.Shiftstrategies
 {
@@ -47,5 +48,12 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl.Shiftstrategies
 		{
 			return base.DoCheckUpshift(absTime, dt, outTorque, outAngularVelocity, inTorque, inAngularVelocity, currentGear, r);
 		}
+		
+		public override bool ShiftRequired(Second absTime, Second dt, NewtonMeter outTorque, PerSecond outAngularVelocity, NewtonMeter inTorque,
+            PerSecond inAngularVelocity, GearshiftPosition gear, Second lastShiftTime, IResponse response)
+        {
+            var shiftAllowed = !dt.IsSmaller(Constants.SimulationSettings.TargetTimeInterval / 10);
+			return shiftAllowed && base.ShiftRequired(absTime, dt, outTorque, outAngularVelocity, inTorque, inAngularVelocity, gear, lastShiftTime, response) ;
+        }
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/PEVAMTShiftStrategy.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/PEVAMTShiftStrategy.cs
index 0774f7e19b8afa5def779ca943473e82e48479bd..262e96afbdb814835ecdb1babde4e3ba5de621f4 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/PEVAMTShiftStrategy.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/Shiftstrategies/PEVAMTShiftStrategy.cs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl.Shiftstrategies
 
 		#region Implementation of IShiftStrategy
 
-		public bool ShiftRequired(Second absTime, Second dt, NewtonMeter outTorque, PerSecond outAngularVelocity, NewtonMeter inTorque,
+		public virtual bool ShiftRequired(Second absTime, Second dt, NewtonMeter outTorque, PerSecond outAngularVelocity, NewtonMeter inTorque,
 			PerSecond inAngularVelocity, GearshiftPosition gear, Second lastShiftTime, IResponse response)
 		{
 			CheckGearshiftRequired = true;