diff --git a/libtransmission/session.c b/libtransmission/session.c
index 3fe91e517..5d11f6d85 100644
--- a/libtransmission/session.c
+++ b/libtransmission/session.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 enum
 {
-    SAVE_INTERVAL_SECS = 120,
+    SAVE_INTERVAL_SECS = 360,
 
     DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE_MB = 2
 };