diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/GetTask.java b/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/GetTask.java
index 8695abd7..97aa4cd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/GetTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/GetTask.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public class GetTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> {
             get.addHeader(new BasicHeader(RestApi.HEADER_API_KEY, params[2]));
 
             try {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Calling Rest API at " + fullUri);
+
                 HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(get);
                 HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/SyncthingService.java b/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/SyncthingService.java
index fe92f3e5..782537f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/SyncthingService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/syncthing/SyncthingService.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class SyncthingService extends Service {
     /**
      * Interval in ms at which the GUI is updated (eg {@link com.nutomic.syncthingandroid.fragments.DrawerFragment}).
      */
-    public static final int GUI_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 1000;
+    public static final int GUI_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 10000;
 
     /**
      * Name of the public key file in the data directory.