diff --git a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
index 3722f89a45..2729072afd 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ config = {
             {% endif %}
         },
         "polling": {
+            {% if env == 'staging' %}
+            "interval": 1, # in seconds
+            {% else %}
             "interval": 20*60, # in seconds
+            {% endif %}
         },
     },
     "flask": {