diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
index 465254c8..34f6eaa1 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ private:
     size_t maxOutputSize = 2ULL << 30;
 
     time_t lastStatusLogged = 0;
-    const int statusLogInterval = 20;
+    const int statusLogInterval = 300;
 
 public:
     State();