diff --git a/internal/app/bridge/bridge.go b/internal/app/bridge/bridge.go
index ac19deb9..d983b010 100644
--- a/internal/app/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/internal/app/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func run(b *base.Base, c *cli.Context) error { // nolint[funlen]
 
 	// Watch for updates routine
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(constants.UpdateCheckInterval)
 
 		for {
 			checkAndHandleUpdate(b.Updater, f, b.Settings.GetBool(settings.AutoUpdateKey))
diff --git a/internal/constants/update_default.go b/internal/constants/update_default.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81b61e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/constants/update_default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Proton Technologies AG
+//
+// This file is part of ProtonMail Bridge.
+//
+// ProtonMail Bridge is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// ProtonMail Bridge is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with ProtonMail Bridge.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build !build_qa
+
+package constants
+
+import "time"
+
+// nolint[gochecknoglobals]
+var (
+	// UpdateCheckInterval defines how often we check for new version
+	UpdateCheckInterval = time.Hour //nolint[gochecknoglobals]
+)
diff --git a/internal/constants/update_qa.go b/internal/constants/update_qa.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f098f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/constants/update_qa.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Proton Technologies AG
+//
+// This file is part of ProtonMail Bridge.
+//
+// ProtonMail Bridge is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// ProtonMail Bridge is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with ProtonMail Bridge.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build build_qa
+
+package constants
+
+import "time"
+
+// nolint[gochecknoglobals]
+var (
+	// UpdateCheckInterval defines how often we check for new version
+	UpdateCheckInterval = time.Duration(5 * time.Minute)
+)