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 6bd1decd..51caed11 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
 
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             NEWZNAB_DATA, NZBS, NZBS_UID, NZBS_HASH, EZRSS, TVTORRENTS, TVTORRENTS_DIGEST, TVTORRENTS_HASH, TVTORRENTS_OPTIONS, BTN, BTN_API_KEY, BTN_OPTIONS, \
             THEPIRATEBAY, THEPIRATEBAY_TRUSTED, THEPIRATEBAY_PROXY, THEPIRATEBAY_PROXY_URL, THEPIRATEBAY_BLACKLIST, THEPIRATEBAY_OPTIONS, TORRENTLEECH, TORRENTLEECH_USERNAME, TORRENTLEECH_PASSWORD, TORRENTLEECH_OPTIONS, \
             IPTORRENTS, IPTORRENTS_USERNAME, IPTORRENTS_PASSWORD, IPTORRENTS_FREELEECH, IPTORRENTS_OPTIONS, KAT, KAT_VERIFIED, KAT_OPTIONS, PUBLICHD, PUBLICHD_OPTIONS, SCC, SCC_USERNAME, SCC_PASSWORD, SCC_OPTIONS, HDTORRENTS, HDTORRENTS_USERNAME, HDTORRENTS_PASSWORD, HDTORRENTS_UID, HDTORRENTS_HASH, HDTORRENTS_OPTIONS, TORRENTDAY, TORRENTDAY_USERNAME, TORRENTDAY_PASSWORD, TORRENTDAY_UID, TORRENTDAY_HASH, TORRENTDAY_FREELEECH, TORRENTDAY_OPTIONS, \
-            HDBITS, HDBITS_USERNAME, HDBITS_PASSKEY, HDBITS_OPTIONS, TORRENT_DIR, USENET_RETENTION, SOCKET_TIMEOUT, SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, \
+            HDBITS, HDBITS_USERNAME, HDBITS_PASSKEY, HDBITS_OPTIONS, TORRENT_DIR, USENET_RETENTION, SOCKET_TIMEOUT, SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, UPDATE_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY, \
             NEXTGEN, NEXTGEN_USERNAME, NEXTGEN_PASSWORD, NEXTGEN_FREELEECH, NEXTGEN_OPTIONS, \
             QUALITY_DEFAULT, FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT, SUBTITLES_DEFAULT, STATUS_DEFAULT, \
             GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, \
@@ -622,6 +625,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         if SEARCH_FREQUENCY < MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY:
             SEARCH_FREQUENCY = MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY
 
+	UPDATE_FREQUENCY = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'update_frequency', DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
+
         NZB_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'nzb_dir', '')
         TORRENT_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'torrent_dir', '')
 
@@ -977,7 +982,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
                                                   runImmediately=False)
 
         versionCheckScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(versionChecker.CheckVersion(),
-                                                    cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(hours=12),
+                                                    cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(hours=UPDATE_FREQUENCY),
                                                     threadName="CHECKVERSION",
                                                     runImmediately=True)
 
@@ -1288,6 +1293,7 @@ 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 34c254fa..52948800 100644
--- a/sickbeard/config.py
+++ b/sickbeard/config.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ 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 3102982c..bbd1380d 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