diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.yml b/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
index 9e36b92c..dc2950db 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ logging.level:
 org.jobrunr:
   background-job-server:
     enabled: true
-    poll-interval-in-seconds: 5
+    poll-interval-in-seconds: 10
   dashboard.enabled: true