diff --git a/src/mambatray b/src/mambatray
index cb75d64..f437ceb 100755
--- a/src/mambatray
+++ b/src/mambatray
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class SystemTrayIcon(QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon):
 
         # the first time refresh packages cache after 5 minutes
         refreshPackagesTimer.start( 5 * 60000 )
-	checkSRPMSUpdatesTimer.start( 6000 )
+        # the first time check for SRPMS updates after 4 minutes
+	checkSRPMSUpdatesTimer.start( 4 * 60000 )
 
     def iconActivated(self, reason):
         if reason in (QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.Trigger, QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick):