diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index a328d7593..90a01dfe8 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ solving:
     rtol: 0.01
 
   mem_mb: 30000 #memory in MB; 20 GB enough for 50+B+I+H2; 100 GB for 181+B+I+H2
+  memory_logging_frequency: 30 # in seconds
   runtime: 6h #runtime in humanfriendly style https://humanfriendly.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 
diff --git a/doc/configtables/solving.csv b/doc/configtables/solving.csv
index bc2b7ee62..9b1e87152 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/solving.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/solving.csv
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ solver,,,
 -- options,--,Key listed under ``solver_options``.,Link to specific parameter settings.
 solver_options,,dict,Dictionaries with solver-specific parameter settings.
 mem,MB,int,Estimated maximum memory requirement for solving networks.
+mem_logging_frequency,s,int,Interval in seconds at which memory usage is logged.
diff --git a/scripts/solve_network.py b/scripts/solve_network.py
index d5126a963..92c4d9e9d 100644
--- a/scripts/solve_network.py
+++ b/scripts/solve_network.py
@@ -1083,8 +1083,11 @@ def solve_network(n, config, params, solving, **kwargs):
         co2_sequestration_potential=snakemake.params["co2_sequestration_potential"],
     )
 
+    logging_frequency = snakemake.config.get("solving", {}).get(
+        "mem_logging_frequency", 30
+    )
     with memory_logger(
-        filename=getattr(snakemake.log, "memory", None), interval=30.0
+        filename=getattr(snakemake.log, "memory", None), interval=logging_frequency
     ) as mem:
         n = solve_network(
             n,