diff --git a/cmd/data-crawler.go b/cmd/data-crawler.go
index 2dad8a49a..8dd421ea0 100644
--- a/cmd/data-crawler.go
+++ b/cmd/data-crawler.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	dataCrawlSleepPerFolder  = time.Millisecond // Time to wait between folders.
 	dataCrawlSleepDefMult    = 10.0             // Default multiplier for waits between operations.
-	dataCrawlStartDelay      = 5 * time.Second  // Time to wait on startup and between cycles.
+	dataCrawlStartDelay      = 5 * time.Minute  // Time to wait on startup and between cycles.
 	dataUsageUpdateDirCycles = 16               // Visit all folders every n cycles.
 
 	healDeleteDangling = true