diff --git a/deluge/core/alertmanager.py b/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
index 794ffb492..1e3c7007d 100644
--- a/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class AlertManager(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
         log.debug("AlertManager initialized..")
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "AlertManager", interval=0.05)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "AlertManager", interval=0.3)
         self.session = component.get("Core").session
 
         self.session.set_alert_mask(