diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ness_alarm/const.py b/homeassistant/components/ness_alarm/const.py
index 4503eff2822..e18c1ae946b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ness_alarm/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ness_alarm/const.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SUBENTRY_TYPE_ZONE = "zone"
 
 # Defaults
 DEFAULT_PORT = 4999
-DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=1)
+DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(seconds=5)
 DEFAULT_INFER_ARMING_STATE = False
 DEFAULT_ZONE_TYPE = BinarySensorDeviceClass.MOTION