diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
index 279347dcf..dc7451401 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
@@ -817,6 +817,6 @@ dynamic_endpoints_url_prefix=dynamic
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # --- Refresh User  ------
-# The time to refresh user internally. default is one month, mean 60*24*30 = 43,200 minutes
-# refresh_user.interval=43200
+# The time to refresh user internally. default is 30 minutes
+# refresh_user.interval=30
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/refreshuser/MappedUserRefreshesProvider.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/refreshuser/MappedUserRefreshesProvider.scala
index 8997a3663..b29b67fbd 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/refreshuser/MappedUserRefreshesProvider.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/refreshuser/MappedUserRefreshesProvider.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ object MappedUserRefreshesProvider extends UserRefreshesProvider {
   override def needToRefreshUser(userId: String) =  {
     MappedUserRefreshes.find(By(MappedUserRefreshes.mUserId, userId)) match {
       case Full(user) =>{
-        val UserRefreshesInterval = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("refresh_user.interval", 43200)
+        val UserRefreshesInterval = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("refresh_user.interval", 30)
         val lastUpdate: Date = user.updatedAt.get
         val lastUpdatePlusInterval: Calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
         lastUpdatePlusInterval.setTime(lastUpdate)
diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index 6ce331bfb..99081a928 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### Most recent changes at top of file
 ```
 Date          Commit        Action 
-19/06/2020    ea819aab      Added props: refresh user.interval. default is 43200 minutes, which means one month. 
+19/06/2020    ea819aab      Added props: refresh user.interval. default is 30 minutes, which means one month. 
                             This props will set the interval for the internal refresh user process.
 29/04/2020    75925d8c      Added props: allow_pre_filled_password. in Sign Up page the default password form filed is ****
                             This props can set the filed to empty .