diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 574070d8..10fabebf 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -166,9 +166,8 @@ DOWNLOAD_PROPERS = None
 ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = None
 
 SEARCH_FREQUENCY = None
-BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 21
-
 UPDATE_FREQUENCY = None
+BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 21
 
 MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 10
 MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 1
diff --git a/sickbeard/config.py b/sickbeard/config.py
index 4c6d891c..c778f030 100644
--- a/sickbeard/config.py
+++ b/sickbeard/config.py
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ 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_UPDATE_FREQUENCY(freq):
+    sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY = to_int(freq, default=sickbeard.DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
+
+    if sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY < sickbeard.MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY:
+        sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY = sickbeard.MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY
+
+    sickbeard.versionCheckScheduler.cycleTime = datetime.timedelta(hours=sickbeard.UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
+
 def change_VERSION_NOTIFY(version_notify):
     oldSetting = sickbeard.VERSION_NOTIFY
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index dcaa146c..bed3aaa9 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -988,7 +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)
+        config.change_UPDATE_FREQUENCY(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