diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/__init__.py b/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/__init__.py
index e400b17..9858031 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/__init__.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # Overall update check routine was inspired by StationPlaylist Studio add-on (Joseph Lee).)
 
-addonUpdateCheckInterval = 21600  # 6 hours; was 86400 (24 hours)
+addonUpdateCheckInterval = 43200  # 12 hours; was 86400 (24 hours)
 updateChecker = None