diff --git a/waybar/config b/waybar/config
index 07a46e1..681ee6e 100644
--- a/waybar/config
+++ b/waybar/config
@@ -156,6 +156,6 @@
 	"custom/updates":{
 		"format": " {} Update(s) ",
 		"exec": "checkupdates | wc -l",
-		"interval": 15
+		"interval": 1800
 	}
 }