diff --git a/FeedToRocket.py b/FeedToRocket.py
index f90e107..1be48f8 100644
--- a/FeedToRocket.py
+++ b/FeedToRocket.py
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ def selftest_gitea_sample(org_name="smeserver", log_level="DEBUG"):
 # ---------------------------
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Unified Feed -> Rocket.Chat notifier")
-    parser.add_argument("--sleep", type=int, default=1, help="Minutes to sleep between polls")
+    parser.add_argument("--sleep", type=int, default=5, help="Minutes to sleep between polls")
     parser.add_argument("--one-off", action="store_true", help="Run once then exit")
     parser.add_argument("--empty-db", action="store_true", help="Clear DB before start")
     parser.add_argument("--feeds", type=str, default="", help="Comma-separated subset of feeds")