diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index 654d6043c..b2b16bc1f 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ void Preferences::setRSSEnabled(const bool enabled)
 
 uint Preferences::getRSSRefreshInterval() const
 {
-    return value("Preferences/RSS/RSSRefresh", 5).toUInt();
+    return value("Preferences/RSS/RSSRefresh", 30).toUInt();
 }
 
 void Preferences::setRSSRefreshInterval(const uint &interval)