diff --git a/app/cogs/star_citizen.py b/app/cogs/star_citizen.py
index 4390d75d..9470af13 100644
--- a/app/cogs/star_citizen.py
+++ b/app/cogs/star_citizen.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class StarCitizen(commands.Cog):
         embed = await star_citizen.get_ship(ship_name=ship)
         await ctx.send_followup(embed=embed)
 
-    @tasks.loop(seconds=60)
+    @tasks.loop(seconds=5)
     async def poll_status_page(self):
         # Wait until the bot is ready before we actually start executing code
         await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class StarCitizen(commands.Cog):
 
         current_status = soup.find("div", {"class": "global-status"}).findNext("span")
 
-        if current_status.text != "Operational":
+        self.notified = 0
+        if current_status.text != "Operational" and self.notified == 0:
             # Find the lastest incident
             latest_incident = current_status.findNext("h2")
             details = latest_incident.findNext("div", {"class": "markdown"})
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ class StarCitizen(commands.Cog):
             )
 
             channel = await self.bot.get_channel(1097567909640929340).send(embed=embed)
+            self.notified = 1
+        else:
+            self.notified = 0
 
 
 def setup(bot):