diff --git a/workers/exportactionlogsworker.py b/workers/exportactionlogsworker.py
index 2c4b5b66c..f7aa8a0d2 100644
--- a/workers/exportactionlogsworker.py
+++ b/workers/exportactionlogsworker.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from util.useremails import send_logs_exported_email
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS = 1
+POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS = app.config.get('EXPORT_ACTION_LOGS_WORKER_POLL_PERIOD', 60)
 
 EXPORT_LOGS_STORAGE_PATH = app.config.get('EXPORT_ACTION_LOGS_STORAGE_PATH', 'exportedactionlogs')
 MAXIMUM_WORK_PERIOD_SECONDS = app.config.get('EXPORT_ACTION_LOGS_MAXIMUM_SECONDS', 60 * 60) # 1 hour
diff --git a/workers/test/test_exportactionlogsworker.py b/workers/test/test_exportactionlogsworker.py
index 44f919113..208eea0ab 100644
--- a/workers/test/test_exportactionlogsworker.py
+++ b/workers/test/test_exportactionlogsworker.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from httmock import urlmatch, HTTMock
 
 from data import model
 from data.logs_model import logs_model
-from workers.exportactionlogsworker import ExportActionLogsWorker
+from workers.exportactionlogsworker import ExportActionLogsWorker, POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS
 
 from test.fixtures import *
 
@@ -64,3 +64,5 @@ def test_process_queue_item(namespace, repo_name, expects_logs, app):
 
   assert created_json['export_id'] == 'someid'
   assert len(created_json['logs']) == (expected_count + 1)
+
+  assert POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS == 60