diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/ApplicationSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/ApplicationSettings.java
index e9964bde..171fc50f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/ApplicationSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/ApplicationSettings.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class ApplicationSettings extends AbstractModel {
 	private int queryTimeout;
 	private boolean crawlingPaused;
 	private int keepStatusDays = 0;
-	private int refreshIntervalMinutes;
+	private int refreshIntervalMinutes = 5;
 
 	@Column(length = 255)
 	private String announcement;