diff --git a/hw-tests/dual-core/core1.c b/hw-tests/dual-core/core1.c
index 605bf0e9a3353b163c89f00ff8c620528ada99ee..989c611a026d2241fcda709854fe1abe7e23ca7e 100644
--- a/hw-tests/dual-core/core1.c
+++ b/hw-tests/dual-core/core1.c
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ static const gpio_cfg_t motor_pin = {PORT_0, PIN_8, GPIO_FUNC_OUT, GPIO_PAD_NONE
 
 int main(void)
 {
+	// Enable rxev on core1
+	MXC_GCR->evten |= 0x20;
 	for (int i = 0; 1; i++) {
-		printf("Hello from core 1! %d\n", i);
+		__asm volatile("wfe");
+		printf("core1: Hello! %d\n", i);
 
 #if 0
 		GPIO_OutSet(&motor_pin);
 		mxc_delay(30000);
 		GPIO_OutClr(&motor_pin);
 #endif
-		mxc_delay(970000);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hw-tests/dual-core/main.c b/hw-tests/dual-core/main.c
index 8a8de068fb599855bda748345f6a0567a96d410e..d8e94276fc5572ac30bee069d98a9840f5f9e557 100644
--- a/hw-tests/dual-core/main.c
+++ b/hw-tests/dual-core/main.c
@@ -56,5 +56,12 @@ int main(void)
         leds_update();
         TMR_Delay(MXC_TMR0, MSEC(10), 0);
         h++;
+
+        // Send a txev using `sev` every once in a while to wake up core1
+        // and let it do something
+        if (h % 100 == 0) {
+            printf("core0: Triggering core1 using SEV ...\n");
+            __asm volatile("sev");
+        }
     }
 }