Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration message from a base station including periodical configuration information. The UE may identify periodicities for transmitting different portions of a first message of a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure based on the periodical configuration information, where the different portions include a preamble portion and a payload portion. The UE may transmit the preamble portion of the first message according to a first configuration periodicity and the payload portion of the first message during according to a second configuration periodicity.