diff --git a/obs-staging-bot/main.go b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
index 717457b..cb07981 100644
--- a/obs-staging-bot/main.go
+++ b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
@@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@ var IsDryRun bool
 var ProcessPROnly string
 var ObsClient common.ObsClientInterface
 var BotUser string
+var PollInterval = 5 * time.Minute
 
 func ObsWebHostFromApiHost(apihost string) string {
 	u, err := url.Parse(apihost)
@@ -1193,9 +1194,18 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&ObsApiHost, "obs", "", "API for OBS instance")
 	flag.StringVar(&ObsWebHost, "obs-web", "", "Web OBS instance, if not derived from the obs config")
 	flag.BoolVar(&IsDryRun, "dry", false, "Dry-run, don't actually create any build projects or review changes")
+	pollIntervalStr := flag.String("poll-interval", common.GetEnvOverrideString(os.Getenv("AUTOGITS_STAGING_BOT_POLL_INTERVAL"), ""), "Polling interval for notifications (e.g. 5m, 10s)")
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "Turns on debug logging")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if len(*pollIntervalStr) > 0 {
+		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(*pollIntervalStr); err == nil {
+			PollInterval = d
+		} else {
+			common.LogError("Invalid poll interval:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if *debug {
 		common.SetLoggingLevel(common.LogLevelDebug)
 	} else {
@@ -1264,6 +1274,6 @@ func main() {
 	for {
 		PollWorkNotifications(ObsClient, gitea)
 		common.LogInfo("Poll cycle finished")
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
+		time.Sleep(PollInterval)
 	}
 }