diff --git a/workers/diffsworker.py b/workers/diffsworker.py
index 519460c5f..f69ed9932 100644
--- a/workers/diffsworker.py
+++ b/workers/diffsworker.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def process_work_items():
 
   item = image_diff_queue.get()
 
-  if item:
+  while item:
     logger.debug('Queue gave us some work: %s' % item.body)
 
     request = json.loads(item.body)
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ def process_work_items():
 
     image_diff_queue.complete(item)
 
-  else:
-    logger.debug('No work today.')
+    item = image_diff_queue.get()
+
+  logger.debug('No more work.')
 
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Worker daemon to compute diffs')
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def start_worker(args):
   sched = Scheduler()
   sched.start()
 
-  sched.add_interval_job(process_work_items, seconds=10)
+  sched.add_interval_job(process_work_items, seconds=30)
 
   while True:
     time.sleep(60 * 60 * 24)  # sleep one day, basically forever