diff --git a/ckpool.conf b/ckpool.conf
index fffa2571..ad29587a 100644
--- a/ckpool.conf
+++ b/ckpool.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ],
 "btcaddress" : "14BMjogz69qe8hk9thyzbmR5pg34mVKB1e",
 "btcsig" : "/mined by ck/",
-"blockpoll" : 500,
+"blockpoll" : 50,
 "update_interval" : 30,
 "serverurl" : "ckpool.org:3333",
 "mindiff" : 1,
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 840057ed..6e41347b 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!ckp.btcaddress)
 		ckp.btcaddress = ckp.donaddress;
 	if (!ckp.blockpoll)
-		ckp.blockpoll = 500;
+		ckp.blockpoll = 50;
 	if (!ckp.update_interval)
 		ckp.update_interval = 30;
 	if (!ckp.mindiff)