diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index 9c195186..45e28a59 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -67,7 +67,29 @@
                             </label>
                             <label class="nocheck clearfix">
                                 <span class="component-title">&nbsp;</span>
-                                <span class="component-desc">Checking for updates runs on startup and every 12 hours.</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Checking for updates runs on startup and on the interval specified below.</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">Update Frequency</span>
+                                <input type="text" name="update_frequency" id="update_frequency" value="$sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY" size="5" />
+                            </label>
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">&nbsp;</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Time in hours to check for software updates (eg. 12)</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">Update Frequency</span>
+                                <input type="text" name="update_frequency" id="update_frequency" value="$sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY" size="5" />
+                            </label>
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">&nbsp;</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Time in hours to check for software updates (eg. 12)</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
 
@@ -284,6 +306,7 @@
                                 <span class="component-desc">Proxy to use for connecting to providers.  Leave empty to not use proxy</b></span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
+
                         <input type="submit" class="btn config_submitter" value="Save Changes" />
                     </fieldset>
                 </div><!-- /component-group4 //-->
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 8cfa9705..c1eab6b1 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -168,9 +168,12 @@ ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = None
 SEARCH_FREQUENCY = None
 BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 21
 
+UPDATE_FREQUENCY = None
+
 MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 10
 
 DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 40
+DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 12
 
 EZRSS = False
 
@@ -476,7 +479,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             USE_PUSHALOT, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PUSHALOT_AUTHORIZATIONTOKEN, \
             USE_PUSHBULLET, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PUSHBULLET_API, PUSHBULLET_DEVICE, \
             versionCheckScheduler, VERSION_NOTIFY, AUTO_UPDATE, PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY, UNPACK, \
-            KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR, PROCESS_METHOD, TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR, MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, \
+            KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR, PROCESS_METHOD, TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR, MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY,\
             showQueueScheduler, searchQueueScheduler, ROOT_DIRS, CACHE_DIR, ACTUAL_CACHE_DIR, \
             NAMING_PATTERN, NAMING_MULTI_EP, NAMING_FORCE_FOLDERS, NAMING_ABD_PATTERN, NAMING_CUSTOM_ABD, NAMING_STRIP_YEAR, \
             RENAME_EPISODES, properFinderScheduler, PROVIDER_ORDER, autoPostProcesserScheduler, \
@@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         # initialize newznab providers
         currentSearchScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(searchCurrent.CurrentSearcher(),
-                                                     cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(minutes=SEARCH_FREQUENCY),
+                                                     cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(minutes=SEARCH_FREQUENCY or DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY),
                                                      threadName="SEARCH",
                                                      runImmediately=True)
 
@@ -985,7 +988,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
                                                   runImmediately=False)
 
         versionCheckScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(versionChecker.CheckVersion(),
-                                                    cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(hours=12),
+                                                    cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(hours=UPDATE_FREQUENCY or DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY),
                                                     threadName="CHECKVERSION",
                                                     runImmediately=True)
 
@@ -1296,6 +1299,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['torrent_method'] = TORRENT_METHOD
     new_config['General']['usenet_retention'] = int(USENET_RETENTION)
     new_config['General']['search_frequency'] = int(SEARCH_FREQUENCY)
+    new_config['General']['update_frequency'] = int(UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
     new_config['General']['download_propers'] = int(DOWNLOAD_PROPERS)
     new_config['General']['allow_high_priority'] = int(ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY)
     new_config['General']['quality_default'] = int(QUALITY_DEFAULT)
diff --git a/sickbeard/config.py b/sickbeard/config.py
index 58c554e5..4c6d891c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/config.py
+++ b/sickbeard/config.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ def change_SEARCH_FREQUENCY(freq):
     sickbeard.currentSearchScheduler.cycleTime = datetime.timedelta(minutes=sickbeard.SEARCH_FREQUENCY)
     sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.cycleTime = datetime.timedelta(minutes=sickbeard.get_backlog_cycle_time())
 
-
 def change_VERSION_NOTIFY(version_notify):
     oldSetting = sickbeard.VERSION_NOTIFY
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 669c9d11..6fe6e71e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral:
 
     @cherrypy.expose
     def saveGeneral(self, log_dir=None, web_port=None, web_log=None, encryption_version=None, web_ipv6=None,
-                    update_shows_on_start=None, launch_browser=None, web_username=None, use_api=None, api_key=None,
+                    update_shows_on_start=None, update_frequency=None, launch_browser=None, web_username=None, use_api=None, api_key=None,
                     web_password=None, version_notify=None, enable_https=None, https_cert=None, https_key=None,
                     sort_article=None, auto_update=None, proxy_setting=None,
                     anon_redirect=None, git_path=None, calendar_unprotected=None, date_preset=None, time_preset=None):
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral:
         # sickbeard.LOG_DIR is set in config.change_LOG_DIR()
 
         sickbeard.UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START = config.checkbox_to_value(update_shows_on_start)
+        sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY = config.to_int(update_frequency)
         sickbeard.LAUNCH_BROWSER = config.checkbox_to_value(launch_browser)
         sickbeard.SORT_ARTICLE = config.checkbox_to_value(sort_article)
         sickbeard.ANON_REDIRECT = anon_redirect