diff --git a/src/capport/database.py b/src/capport/database.py
index ea62c9a..522bebc 100644
--- a/src/capport/database.py
+++ b/src/capport/database.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Database:
             if self._state_filename:
                 nursery.start_soon(self._run_statefile)
             while True:
-                await trio.sleep(60)  # sleep 15 minutes
+                await trio.sleep(300)  # cleanup every 5 minutes
                 _logger.debug("Running database cleanup")
                 self._drop_outdated()
                 if self._changed_since_last_cleanup: