diff --git a/cmd/gondx/main.go b/cmd/gondx/main.go
index 50ff387..1c9c9ae 100644
--- a/cmd/gondx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gondx/main.go
@@ -332,9 +332,8 @@ func main() {
 func dbPriceUpdateLoop(ctx context.Context, bc *bclient.Client, db *db.Database) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 60) // update every 1m
 	defer ticker.Stop()
-	// this will tick less frequently as its an extremely expensive RPC to calculate
-	// a single price update likely requires 100 -> 150 RPC calls
-	tvlTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
+	// update TVL every 15 minutes
+	tvlTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Minute * 15)
 	defer tvlTicker.Stop()
 
 	// update the tvl price before looping to insert some data