diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index 61cf993a..9aa04e96 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ class Config
     property lru_max_size : Int32 = 18432 # ~512MB
   end
 
+  property check_backends_interval : Int32 = 30
+
   {% if flag?(:linux) %}
     property reload_config_automatically : Bool = true
   {% end %}
diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs/backend_checker.cr b/src/invidious/jobs/backend_checker.cr
index 1d48c78a..0e0b3152 100644
--- a/src/invidious/jobs/backend_checker.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs/backend_checker.cr
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ class Invidious::Jobs::CheckBackend < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
   def begin
     loop do
       BackendInfo.check_backends
-      LOGGER.info("Backend Checker: Done, sleeping for 30 seconds")
-      sleep 30.seconds
+      LOGGER.info("Backend Checker: Done, sleeping for #{CONFIG.check_backends_interval} seconds")
+      sleep CONFIG.check_backends_interval.seconds
       Fiber.yield
     end
   end