diff --git a/src/components/Bookmarks.tsx b/src/components/Bookmarks.tsx
index 1e7e5673..cf290eff 100644
--- a/src/components/Bookmarks.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Bookmarks.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const Bookmarks: React.FC<BookmarksProps> = ({ relayPool, onLogout }) => {
   })
 
   // Monitor relay status for offline sync
-  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool, pollingInterval: 5000 })
+  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool })
 
   // Automatically sync local events to remote relays when coming back online
   useOfflineSync({
diff --git a/src/components/RelayStatusIndicator.tsx b/src/components/RelayStatusIndicator.tsx
index ff78965c..ce9148c2 100644
--- a/src/components/RelayStatusIndicator.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RelayStatusIndicator.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ interface RelayStatusIndicatorProps {
 }
 
 export const RelayStatusIndicator: React.FC<RelayStatusIndicatorProps> = ({ relayPool }) => {
-  // Poll frequently for responsive local-only detection
-  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool, pollingInterval: 2000 })
+  // Poll for relay status updates
+  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool })
   
   if (!relayPool) return null
   
diff --git a/src/components/Settings.tsx b/src/components/Settings.tsx
index 867443a9..3aa3750d 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ const Settings: React.FC<SettingsProps> = ({ settings, onSave, onClose, relayPoo
   const saveTimeoutRef = useRef<number | null>(null)
   const isLocallyUpdating = useRef(false)
   
-  // Poll more frequently in settings for responsive status updates
-  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool, pollingInterval: 2000 })
+  // Poll for relay status updates
+  const relayStatuses = useRelayStatus({ relayPool })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Don't update from external settings if we're currently making local changes
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRelayStatus.ts b/src/hooks/useRelayStatus.ts
index 4ab9dadc..bc3e42cb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useRelayStatus.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useRelayStatus.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface UseRelayStatusParams {
 
 export function useRelayStatus({ 
   relayPool, 
-  pollingInterval = 5000 
+  pollingInterval = 20000 
 }: UseRelayStatusParams) {
   const [relayStatuses, setRelayStatuses] = useState<RelayStatus[]>([])