diff --git a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Options/DbOptions.cs b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Options/DbOptions.cs
index 1d6fbea..a49b8bf 100644
--- a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Options/DbOptions.cs
+++ b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Options/DbOptions.cs
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ namespace SanctionsSearch.Worker.Options;
 class DbOptions
 {
   public string DatabaseName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+  public int RefreshIntervalInHours { get; set; } = 1;
 }
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diff --git a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Workers/DatabaseWorker.cs b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Workers/DatabaseWorker.cs
index 246c07b..473cb93 100644
--- a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Workers/DatabaseWorker.cs
+++ b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/Workers/DatabaseWorker.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ public class DatabaseWorker(
 
     await UpdateDatabase();
 
+    using var scope = _serviceScopeFactory.CreateScope();
+    var dbOptions = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DbOptions>();
+
     _timer = _timeProvider.CreateTimer(
       callback: async _ => await UpdateDatabase(),
       state: null,
-      dueTime: TimeSpan.FromHours(1),
-      period: TimeSpan.FromHours(1)
+      dueTime: TimeSpan.FromHours(dbOptions.RefreshIntervalInHours),
+      period: TimeSpan.FromHours(dbOptions.RefreshIntervalInHours)
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/appsettings.Example.json b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/appsettings.Example.json
index 5e8a9c5..ed4fffe 100644
--- a/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/appsettings.Example.json
+++ b/src/SanctionsSearch.Worker/appsettings.Example.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "ConCommentsFileName": "CONS_COMMENTS.CSV"
   },
   "DbOptions": {
-    "DatabaseName": "SanctionsSearch.example.db"
+    "DatabaseName": "SanctionsSearch.example.db",
+    "RefreshIntervalInHours": 1
   }
 }
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