diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 18ddea4..4160db7 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - unified debug and release mode
 	- they use monitoring files
 	- monitoring can be disabled via `options.watcher = false` in the start script
+- improved watcher interval for a long-term process
 
 ========================
 0.0.5
diff --git a/debug.js b/debug.js
index 67c4788..dbfc107 100644
--- a/debug.js
+++ b/debug.js
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ function runwatching() {
 
 					reload && livereload(LIVERELOADCHANGE);
 					if (counter % 150 === 0)
-						speed = isRELOAD ? 3000 : 6000;
+						speed = isRELOAD ? 3000 : (counter % 750 === 0 ? 30000 : 6000);
+
 					setTimeout(refresh_directory, speed);
 					return;
 				}