diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6fbf0b38..7ff43946a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This repository provides scripts to update the database for the
 [AWS](https://github.com/ghuser-io/ghuser.io/blob/master/aws). The scripts expect it at `~/data` and
 this can be overridden by setting the `GHUSER_DBDIR` environment variable.
 
-The [fetchBot](fetchBot/) calls these scripts. It runs daily on an
+The [fetchBot](fetchBot/) calls these scripts. It runs every few days on an
 [EC2 instance](https://github.com/ghuser-io/ghuser.io/blob/master/aws/ec2).
 
 ## Table of Contents
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ e.g.
 * [`contribs/brillout.json`](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghuser/data/contribs/brillout.json)
 * [`meta.json`](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghuser/data/meta.json)
 
-A daily backup named `YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz` containing all the JSON files is also available, e.g.
+Every few days a backup named `YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz` containing all the JSON files is created, e.g.
 [`2018-10-07.tar.gz`](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghuser/backups/2018-10-07.tar.gz).
 
 ## Contributors
diff --git a/fetchBot/bot.sh b/fetchBot/bot.sh
index 31b1ca3f4..a7192fb0e 100755
--- a/fetchBot/bot.sh
+++ b/fetchBot/bot.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function waitForJob {
       break
     fi
 
-    if [ "$(($lastRun + 10 * 60 * 60))" -le "$(now)" ]; then
+    if [ "$(($lastRun + 48 * 60 * 60))" -le "$(now)" ]; then
       break
     fi
     sleep 60
diff --git a/fetchRepos.js b/fetchRepos.js
index 10f74d6a5..7b99681ce 100755
--- a/fetchRepos.js
+++ b/fetchRepos.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ optional arguments:
       const repo = new DbFile(repoPaths(repoFullName).repo);
 
       const now = new Date;
-      const maxAgeHours = firsttime && (24 * 365) || 12;
+      const maxAgeHours = firsttime && (24 * 365) || 72;
       if (repo.fetching_since || repo.fetched_at &&
           now - Date.parse(repo.fetched_at) < maxAgeHours * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
         spinner.succeed(`${repoFullName} is still fresh`);
diff --git a/fetchUserDetailsAndContribs.js b/fetchUserDetailsAndContribs.js
index 311cd6e89..f831109ed 100755
--- a/fetchUserDetailsAndContribs.js
+++ b/fetchUserDetailsAndContribs.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ optional arguments:
 
     {
       const now = new Date;
-      const maxAgeHours = 12;
+      const maxAgeHours = 72;
       if (userFile.contribs && userFile.contribs.fetched_at &&
           now - Date.parse(userFile.contribs.fetched_at) < maxAgeHours * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
         console.log(`${userFile.login} is still fresh, skipping...`);