diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index 2cae8bf..1eba521 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	messageReceived = "received"
 
 	// Time (in seconds) to wait between performing read/send operations
-	dataReadPeriod  = 60
+	dataReadPeriod  = 300
 	dataSendPeriod  = 300
 	heartbeatPeriod = 10
 )