diff --git a/source/nodemcu/statusclient/config.h b/source/nodemcu/statusclient/config.h
index a9bbde5..b078888 100644
--- a/source/nodemcu/statusclient/config.h
+++ b/source/nodemcu/statusclient/config.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define DEBUG true
 
 /* frequence to read the pin */
-#define FREQUENCY 10000
+#define FREQUENCY 5000
 
 /* time server settings */
 #define NTP_URL "pool.ntp.org"