diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs/refresh_channels_job.cr b/src/invidious/jobs/refresh_channels_job.cr
index 0adb4b5a..2321e964 100644
--- a/src/invidious/jobs/refresh_channels_job.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs/refresh_channels_job.cr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Invidious::Jobs::RefreshChannelsJob < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
     lim_fibers = max_fibers
     active_fibers = 0
     active_channel = Channel(Bool).new
-    backoff = 1.seconds
+    backoff = 2.minutes
 
     loop do
       LOGGER.debug("RefreshChannelsJob: Refreshing all channels")
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class Invidious::Jobs::RefreshChannelsJob < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
       end
 
       # TODO: make this configurable
-      LOGGER.debug("RefreshChannelsJob: Done, sleeping for one hour")
-      sleep 1.hour
+      LOGGER.debug("RefreshChannelsJob: Done, sleeping for thirty minutes")
+      sleep 30.minutes
       Fiber.yield
     end
   end