diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/configSyncSettingsTab.component.pug b/tabby-settings/src/components/configSyncSettingsTab.component.pug
index b6b5539f..a326ee81 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/configSyncSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/configSyncSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ ul.nav-tabs(ngbNav, #nav='ngbNav')
                 .form-line
                     .header
                         .title Sync automatically
+                        .description Automatically upload changes and check for updates every minute
 
                     toggle(
                         [(ngModel)]='config.store.configSync.auto',
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/services/configSync.service.ts b/tabby-settings/src/services/configSync.service.ts
index 6c0b6bfe..b88b7360 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/services/configSync.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/services/configSync.service.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class ConfigSyncService {
                     this.lastRemoteChange = new Date(cfg.modified_at)
                 }
             }
-            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 60000))
         }
     }
 }