diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_dashboard_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_dashboard_route.js
index 8024edc759d..41e78f8ebe1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_dashboard_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_dashboard_route.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   @module Discourse
 **/
 Discourse.AdminDashboardRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
+
+  problemsCheckInterval: '1 minute ago',
+
   setupController: function(c) {
     this.fetchDashboardData(c);
     this.fetchGithubCommits(c);
@@ -32,11 +35,17 @@ Discourse.AdminDashboardRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
         c.set('problems', d.problems);
         c.set('loading', false);
       });
-    } else if( !c.get('problemsFetchedAt') || Date.create('1 minute ago', 'en') > c.get('problemsFetchedAt') ) {
+    } else if( !c.get('problemsFetchedAt') || Date.create(this.problemsCheckInterval, 'en') > c.get('problemsFetchedAt') ) {
       c.set('problemsFetchedAt', new Date());
+      var _this = this;
       Discourse.AdminDashboard.fetchProblems().then(function(d) {
         c.set('problems', d.problems);
         c.set('loading', false);
+        if( d.problems && d.problems.length > 0 ) {
+          _this.problemsCheckInterval = '1 minute ago';
+        } else {
+          _this.problemsCheckInterval = '10 minutes ago';
+        }
       });
     }
   },