diff --git a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
index 8c27ae4d1b..7929f14cdb 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config = {
             {% endif %}
         },
         "polling": {
-            "interval": 60,
+            "interval": 20*60, # in seconds
         },
     },
     "flask": {