diff --git a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/DCSAdaposParserSpec.h b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/DCSAdaposParserSpec.h
index cd9be3afc4c95..bcc19ff15b85d 100644
--- a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/DCSAdaposParserSpec.h
+++ b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/DCSAdaposParserSpec.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class ITSDCSAdaposParser : public Task
   std::string mCcdbFetchUrl = "http://ccdb-test.cern.ch:8080";
   o2::ccdb::BasicCCDBManager& mMgr = o2::ccdb::BasicCCDBManager::instance();
   long int startTime;
+
+  // to avoid several pushes to CCDB
+  long int pushTime = 0;
+  long int lastPushTime = 0;
 };
 
 // Create a processor spec
diff --git a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/DCSAdaposParserSpec.cxx b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/DCSAdaposParserSpec.cxx
index 3d14778053529..05bf3cf9b99bb 100644
--- a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/DCSAdaposParserSpec.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/DCSAdaposParserSpec.cxx
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ void ITSDCSAdaposParser::process(const gsl::span<const DPCOM> dps)
   }
   if (mapel->second.payload_pt1 + 8 != mCcdbAlpideParam->roFrameLengthInBC) {
     mStrobeToUpload = mapel->second.payload_pt1;
-    doStrobeUpload = true;
+    pushTime = o2::ccdb::getCurrentTimestamp();
+    if (pushTime - lastPushTime > 30000) { // push to CCDB only if at least 30s passed from the last push
+      doStrobeUpload = true;
+    } else {
+      doStrobeUpload = false;
+    }
   } else {
     doStrobeUpload = false;
   }
@@ -196,6 +201,9 @@ void ITSDCSAdaposParser::pushToCCDB(ProcessingContext& pc)
       info.getMetaData(), info.getStartValidityTimestamp(), info.getEndValidityTimestamp());
   }
 
+  // uptade lastPushTime
+  lastPushTime = o2::ccdb::getCurrentTimestamp();
+
   return;
 }