diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
index 8fe7de9f5..f389407a8 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const semver = require('semver')
 const cronosjs = require('cronosjs')
 
 const METRICS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'metrics')
-const INITIAL_PING_DELAY = 1000 * 60 * 5 // 5 minutes from startup
+const INITIAL_PING_DELAY = 1000 * 60 * 30 // 5 minutes from startup
 
 let runtime