diff --git a/src/gui/application.cpp b/src/gui/application.cpp
index 0ffca98b1c..c6b037181b 100644
--- a/src/gui/application.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/application.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) :
     QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, SLOT( slotCheckConnection() ));
 
     // Update checks
-    _updaterTimer.setInterval(cfg.updateCheckInterval()); // check every two hours
+    _updaterTimer.setInterval(cfg.updateCheckInterval()); // check every couple of hours as defined in config
 
     connect(&_updaterTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(slotStartUpdateDetector()));
     QTimer::singleShot( 3000, this, SLOT( slotStartUpdateDetector() ));
diff --git a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
index 5cf4e0559c..f30d5846f7 100644
--- a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ bool ConfigFile::updateCheckInterval( const QString& connection ) const
     QSettings settings(configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat);
     settings.beginGroup( con );
 
-    quint64 defaultInterval = 1000*120*60;
+    quint64 defaultInterval = 1000*60*60*10; // ten hours
     quint64 interval = settings.value( QLatin1String(updateCheckIntervalC), defaultInterval ).toULongLong();
 
     quint64 minInterval = 1000*60*5;