diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c635535..9527624 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ep_email_notifications",
   "description": "Subscribe to a pad and recieve an email when someone edits your pad",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.5",
   "author": {
     "name": "johnyma22",
     "email": "john@mclear.co.uk",
diff --git a/update.js b/update.js
index 28c6c96..ffcdb84 100644
--- a/update.js
+++ b/update.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ settings = require('../../src/node/utils/Settings');
 
 // Settings -- EDIT THESE IN settings.json not here..
 var pluginSettings = settings.ep_email_notifications;
-var checkFrequency = pluginSettings.checkFrequency || 3000;
-var staleTime = pluginSettings.staleTime || 30000;
+var checkFrequency = pluginSettings.checkFrequency || 60000; // 10 seconds
+var staleTime = pluginSettings.staleTime || 300000; // 5 minutes
 var fromName = pluginSettings.fromName || "Etherpad";
 var fromEmail = pluginSettings.fromEmail || "pad@etherpad.org";
 var urlToPads = pluginSettings.urlToPads || "http://beta.etherpad.org/p/";