diff --git a/reporter.sh b/reporter.sh
index d152ebf..7acb9ee 100644
--- a/reporter.sh
+++ b/reporter.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 LOG_FILE="/var/log/ufw.log"
 ENCODED_API_KEY_FILE="./.abuseipdb_token"
 REPORTED_IPS_FILE="/tmp/ufw-abuseipdb-reporter.cache"
-REPORT_INTERVAL=18000 # 5h (seconds)
+REPORT_INTERVAL=43200 # 12h (seconds)
 
 declare -A reported_ips