diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 7d6048df3..770c807e1 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class Plugin(BaseModel):
     ssdeep_ignore: int
 
     intercom_poll_delay: float
+    analysis_status_update_interval: float = 4.5
 
     throw_exceptions: bool
 
diff --git a/src/config/fact-core-config.toml b/src/config/fact-core-config.toml
index d114a1821..194a8fc21 100644
--- a/src/config/fact-core-config.toml
+++ b/src/config/fact-core-config.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ firmware-file-storage-directory = "/media/data/fact_fw_data"
 block-delay = 0.1
 ssdeep-ignore = 1
 intercom-poll-delay = 1.0
+analysis-status-update-interval = 4.5
 scheduling-worker-count = 4
 collector-worker-count = 2
 throw-exceptions = false
diff --git a/src/conftest.py b/src/conftest.py
index 3cb641ca8..2c2e0f035 100644
--- a/src/conftest.py
+++ b/src/conftest.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def backend_config(request, common_config, firmware_file_storage_directory) -> c
         'block_delay': 0.1,
         'ssdeep_ignore': 1,
         'intercom_poll_delay': 0.1,
+        'analysis_status_update_interval': 0.2,
         'throw_exceptions': True,  # Always throw exceptions to avoid miraculous timeouts in test cases
         'plugin_defaults': {'processes': 1},
         'unpacking': {
diff --git a/src/scheduler/analysis_status.py b/src/scheduler/analysis_status.py
index 502952f74..1973ad588 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/analysis_status.py
+++ b/src/scheduler/analysis_status.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from time import time
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Set
 
+import config
 from helperFunctions.process import stop_process
 from objects.firmware import Firmware
 from storage.redis_status_interface import RedisStatusInterface
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from objects.file import FileObject
 
-UPDATE_INTERVAL = 4.5  # a bit less than the update interval on the system health page, FixMe: -> configuration
 RECENTLY_FINISHED_DISPLAY_TIME_IN_SEC = 300
 
 
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ def _worker_loop(self):
                 logging.debug(f'updating status (queue: {self.queue.qsize()})')
                 self._clear_recently_finished()
                 self._store_status()
-                next_update_time = current_time + UPDATE_INTERVAL
+                next_update_time = current_time + config.backend.analysis_status_update_interval
         logging.debug('stopped analysis status worker')
 
     def _update_status(self):
-        update_type, *args = self.queue.get(timeout=UPDATE_INTERVAL)
+        update_type, *args = self.queue.get(timeout=config.backend.analysis_status_update_interval)
         if update_type == _UpdateType.add_update:
             self._add_update(*args)
         elif update_type == _UpdateType.add_firmware: