diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2ca14a02..9b064948 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import log from './log';
 
 export default function slackin({
   token,
-  interval = 1000, // jshint ignore:line
+  interval = 5000, // jshint ignore:line
   org,
   css,
   channels,