diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5e64c44..794b66e 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ DATABASE_USER=admin
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=admin
 QUERY_URL=http://127.0.0.1:4984
 SCHEMA_CONFIG_ID=_design/sqlite:config
-REPORT_DATABASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5984
-REPORT_DATABASE_NAME=app
\ No newline at end of file
+
+CHANGES_POLL_INTERVAL=60000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/report-changes/storage/couchdb-changes.service.ts b/src/report-changes/storage/couchdb-changes.service.ts
index e46e563..d8ec28e 100644
--- a/src/report-changes/storage/couchdb-changes.service.ts
+++ b/src/report-changes/storage/couchdb-changes.service.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export class CouchdbChangesService extends DatabaseChangesService {
   private databasePassword: string =
     this.configService.getOrThrow('DATABASE_PASSWORD');
 
+  private changesPollInterval: number = Number(
+    this.configService.getOrThrow('CHANGES_POLL_INTERVAL'),
+  );
+
   private authHeaderValue: string;
 
   constructor(
@@ -65,7 +69,9 @@ export class CouchdbChangesService extends DatabaseChangesService {
         filter((res) => res.last_seq !== lastSeq),
         tap((res) => (lastSeq = res.last_seq)),
         // poll regularly to get latest changes
-        repeat({ delay: 10000 }),
+        repeat({
+          delay: this.changesPollInterval,
+        }),
         tap((res) => console.log('incoming couchdb changes', res)),
       );