diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 3a1cbe35..574070d8 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 21
 UPDATE_FREQUENCY = None
 
 MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 10
-
+MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 1
 DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 40
 DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 12
 
@@ -479,7 +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, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY,\
+            KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR, PROCESS_METHOD, TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR, MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY,MIN_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, \
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             SEARCH_FREQUENCY = MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY
 
         UPDATE_FREQUENCY = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'update_frequency', 12)
-        if UPDATE_FREQUENCY < UPDATE_FREQUENCY:
-            UPDATE_FREQUENCY = UPDATE_FREQUENCY
+        if UPDATE_FREQUENCY < MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY:
+            UPDATE_FREQUENCY = MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY
 
         NZB_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'nzb_dir', '')
         TORRENT_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'torrent_dir', '')