diff --git a/twitch.py b/twitch.py
index 7fb44ce..407e870 100644
--- a/twitch.py
+++ b/twitch.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 	access_token_expiration = None
 
-	ANNOUNCE_FREQ = 4 * 60 * 60 # announce once every 4h
+	ANNOUNCE_FREQ = 8 * 60 * 60 # announce once every 8h
 	ANNOUNCE_DELAY = datetime.timedelta(minutes=5) # wait for thumbnails to generate
 
 def live_streams(bot):