diff --git a/proxy/config.js b/proxy/config.js
index 54c4c32..95ae92e 100644
--- a/proxy/config.js
+++ b/proxy/config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Config.prototype.minRateLimit = 10 * 1024;
 
 Config.prototype.rateLimitHistory = 5.0;
 
-Config.prototype.defaultBrokerPollInterval = 20.0 * 1000;
+Config.prototype.defaultBrokerPollInterval = 300.0 * 1000;
 
 Config.prototype.maxNumClients = 1;