diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ae8a364..273fa2d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ struct Config {
 
     #[arg(long = "db", short, env)]
     database_url: String,
+
+    /// How often to poll the Toggl API for new time entries
+    #[arg(long, short, env, default_value = "7200")]
+    poll_period: u64,
 }
 
 pub async fn report(
@@ -126,7 +130,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     Migrator::up(&db, None).await.expect("Failed to migrate");
 
-    tokio::spawn(poll::poll_job(toggl_client.clone(), db.clone()));
+    tokio::spawn(poll::poll_job(
+        toggl_client.clone(),
+        db.clone(),
+        config.poll_period,
+    ));
 
     // build our application with a route
     let app = Router::new()
diff --git a/src/poll.rs b/src/poll.rs
index 931fce4..abeb194 100644
--- a/src/poll.rs
+++ b/src/poll.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use tracing::instrument;
 use crate::entity::{project, client};
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip(client, db))]
-pub async fn poll_job(client: TogglClient, db: DatabaseConnection) {
+pub async fn poll_job(client: TogglClient, db: DatabaseConnection, poll_period: u64) {
     // Every 2h, poll the Toggl API for new time entries for today to cache them in the database
-    let period = tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 2);
+    let period = tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(poll_period);
 
     loop {
         tracing::info!("Polling Toggl API");