diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/rssbot/rssbot.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/rssbot/rssbot.go
index 92661e7..d779ace 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/rssbot/rssbot.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/rssbot/rssbot.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 var cachingClient *http.Client
 
-const minPollingIntervalSeconds = 60 // 1 min (News feeds can be genuinely spammy)
+const minPollingIntervalSeconds = 60 * 5 // 5 min (News feeds can be genuinely spammy)
 
 type rssBotService struct {
 	types.DefaultService