diff --git a/conf_schema.h b/conf_schema.h
index 21aee1b7..ac41acc3 100644
--- a/conf_schema.h
+++ b/conf_schema.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ END_STRUCT
 STRUCT(rhizome_api_restful)
 SUB_STRUCT(userlist,        users,)
 ATOM(uint32_t,              newsince_timeout,       60, uint32_time_interval,, "Time to block while reporting new bundles")
+ATOM(uint32_t,              newsince_poll_ms,       2000, uint32_nonzero,, "Database poll interval while blocked reporting new bundles")
 END_STRUCT
 
 STRUCT(rhizome_api)
diff --git a/rhizome_http.c b/rhizome_http.c
index fb885665..4b5f201f 100644
--- a/rhizome_http.c
+++ b/rhizome_http.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static int restful_rhizome_bundlelist_json_content_chunk(sqlite_retry_state *ret
 	      r->u.list.phase = LIST_DONE;
 	    return 0;
 	  }
-	  time_ms_t wake_at = now + 2000;
+	  time_ms_t wake_at = now + config.rhizome.api.restful.newsince_poll_ms;
 	  if (wake_at > r->u.list.end_time)
 	    wake_at = r->u.list.end_time;
 	  http_request_pause_response(&r->http, wake_at);
diff --git a/tests/rhizomehttp b/tests/rhizomehttp
index 3b39fb57..b8566aac 100755
--- a/tests/rhizomehttp
+++ b/tests/rhizomehttp
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ doc_RhizomeNewSince="Fetch Rhizome bundle list since token in JSON format"
 setup_RhizomeNewSince() {
    setup
    executeOk_servald config set rhizome.api.restful.newsince_timeout 60s
+   executeOk_servald config set rhizome.api.restful.newsince_poll_ms 500
    add_bundles 0 5
    executeOk curl \
          --silent --fail --show-error \