diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 90c27eb..324533e 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from time import sleep
 
 TIMEOUT: float = 1
 TESTDOMAINS: list[str] = ["cscherr.de", "debian.org", "cloudflare.com"]
+SLEEPTIME: int = 600 # 10 minutes
 
 def check_net() -> bool:
     statuses: list[bool] = []
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def monitor():
             b = check_net()
             if b: print(":SUCCESS:")
             else: print(":FAILURE:")
-            sleep(4)
+            sleep(SLEEPTIME)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)