diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a23ef3ced..1dc0010e4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 === Deluge 1.1.8 - (In Development) ===
+==== Core ====
   * Fix pause all/resume all
 
+==== GtkUI ====
+  * Fix high cpu usage when displaying speeds in titlebar
+
 === Deluge 1.1.7 - (25 April 2009) ===
 ==== Core ====
   * Fix issue where cannot resume torrent after doing a 'Pause All'
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/mainwindow.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/mainwindow.py
index 423c7bd29..7be52e708 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/mainwindow.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ from deluge.log import LOG as log
 
 class MainWindow(component.Component):
     def __init__(self):
-        component.Component.__init__(self, "MainWindow", interval=2)
+        component.Component.__init__(self, "MainWindow", interval=2000)
         self.config = ConfigManager("gtkui.conf")
         # Get the glade file for the main window
         self.main_glade = gtk.glade.XML(