diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index ce78837d..3d8cbf49 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     int res;
     int fail = 0;
-    struct timespec poll_interval={0,0};
+    static struct timespec poll_interval={10,0};  /* 10 seconds */
     siginfo_t siginfo;
 
     int saved_argc;
@@ -2427,7 +2427,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             assert(!group_cnt);
             mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_IDLE);
             mx_log_debug("Nothing to do");
-            poll_interval.tv_sec=1;
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -2440,7 +2439,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_FULL);
             }
             mx_log_debug("All slots running");
-            poll_interval.tv_sec=7;
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -2456,7 +2454,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (res<0) {
                 mx_log_info("No more slots started because we have users waiting for free slots");
                 mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_WAITING);
-                poll_interval.tv_sec=3;
                 continue;
         }
 
@@ -2464,11 +2461,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             if (!server->jobs_running) {
                 mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_IDLE);
                 mx_log_debug("Tried Hard and nobody is doing anything.");
-                poll_interval.tv_sec=15;
             } else {
                 mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_RUNNING);
                 mx_log_debug("Tried Hard. But have done nothing.");
-                poll_interval.tv_sec=3;
             }
             continue;
         }
@@ -2484,7 +2479,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* while not quitting and not restarting -> wait for and collect all running jobs */
 
     mxq_daemon_set_status(server->mysql, daemon, MXQ_DAEMON_STATUS_TERMINATING);
-    poll_interval.tv_sec=1;
     while (server->jobs_running && !global_sigquit_cnt && !global_sigrestart_cnt && !fail) {
         slots_returned  = catchall(server);
         slots_returned += fspool_scan(server);