diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
index 2ed847f4e..17d1d72bf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Configuration
         [Test]
         public void Get_value_should_return_default_when_no_value()
         {
-            Subject.RssSyncInterval.Should().Be(60);
+            Subject.RssSyncInterval.Should().Be(30);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Configuration
         public void get_value_with_out_persist_should_not_store_default_value()
         {
             var interval = Subject.RssSyncInterval;
-            interval.Should().Be(60);
+            interval.Should().Be(30);
             Mocker.GetMock<IConfigRepository>().Verify(c => c.Insert(It.IsAny<Config>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
index 43f25e641..524fd5a41 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
 
         public int RssSyncInterval
         {
-            get { return GetValueInt("RssSyncInterval", 60); }
+            get { return GetValueInt("RssSyncInterval", 30); }
 
             set { SetValue("RssSyncInterval", value); }
         }