diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/__init__.py
index 361da51a..cc17d97e 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/__init__.py
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ config = [{
                     'type': 'int',
                     'description': 'Maximum number of items displayed from each chart.',
                 },
-                {
-                    'name': 'update_interval',
-                    'default': 12,
-                    'type': 'int',
-                    'advanced': True,
-                    'description': '(hours)',
-                },
                 {
                     'name': 'hide_wanted',
                     'default': False,
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/main.py
index fe6ddc0f..28d5d68a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/charts/main.py
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ log = CPLog(__name__)
 class Charts(Plugin):
 
     update_in_progress = False
+    update_interval = 72 # hours
 
     def __init__(self):
         addApiView('charts.view', self.automationView)
         addEvent('app.load', self.setCrons)
 
     def setCrons(self):
-        fireEvent('schedule.interval', 'charts.update_cache', self.updateViewCache, hours = self.conf('update_interval', default = 12))
+        fireEvent('schedule.interval', 'charts.update_cache', self.updateViewCache, hours = self.update_interval)
 
     def automationView(self, force_update = False, **kwargs):
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class Charts(Plugin):
             for chart in charts:
                 chart['hide_wanted'] = self.conf('hide_wanted')
                 chart['hide_library'] = self.conf('hide_library')
-            self.setCache('charts_cached', charts, timeout = 7200 * tryInt(self.conf('update_interval', default = 12)))
+            self.setCache('charts_cached', charts, timeout = self.update_interval * 3600)
         except:
             log.error('Failed refreshing charts')