diff --git a/core/src/main.js b/core/src/main.js
index b102f38a..18cd626a 100644
--- a/core/src/main.js
+++ b/core/src/main.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class BetterDiscord {
         configProxy = () => this.config;
         const autoInitComms = this.comms;
         const autoInitEditor = this.editor;
-        const autoInitUpdater = this.updater;
+        this.updater.start();
         this.init();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/modules/updater.js b/core/src/modules/updater.js
index 5fe688ba..f08c78fc 100644
--- a/core/src/modules/updater.js
+++ b/core/src/modules/updater.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default class Updater extends Module {
         }
     }
 
-    start(interval = 15) {
+    start(interval = 30) {
         this.updaterThread = setInterval(this.checkForUpdates, interval * 60 * 1000);
     }