diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4743fec..75afbc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Or run the binary directly:
 
 - `broker`: MQTT broker address (default: `localhost`)
 - `port`: MQTT broker port (default: `1883`)
+- `interval`: Interval in seconds between departure data fetches (default: `300`)
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 433e251..62f2588 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct Args {
 
     #[arg(default_value_t = 1883)]
     port: u16,
-    #[arg(default_value_t = 30000)]
+    #[arg(default_value_t = 300)]
     interval: u32,
     
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
 
     let mut last_request = Instant::now();
-    let interval = Duration::from_millis(args.interval as u64);
+    let interval = Duration::from_secs(args.interval as u64);
     let mut departure_data = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| straba::fetch_data(Some(true)))
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         if now.duration_since(last_request) > interval {
             data_published = false;
             last_request = Instant::now();
-            let mut departure_data = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| straba::fetch_data(Some(false)))
+            departure_data = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| straba::fetch_data(Some(false)))
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
             if departure_data.failure {