diff --git a/scripts/install-autostart.ps1 b/scripts/install-autostart.ps1
index f440bb8..2193cf2 100644
--- a/scripts/install-autostart.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install-autostart.ps1
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@
     Idempotent - safe to re-run.
 
 .PARAMETER IntervalMinutes
-    How often to check master for updates. Default 5.
+    How often to check master for updates. Default 1 — the no-change path is a
+    single `git fetch`, so checking every minute costs nothing and matches the
+    VPS's own 60s deploy timer.
 
 .PARAMETER SkipClicker
     Register only the dashboard, leaving the clicker to be run by hand.
 #>
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param(
-    [int]$IntervalMinutes = 5,
+    [int]$IntervalMinutes = 1,
     [switch]$SkipClicker
 )
 
diff --git a/scripts/install-autostart.sh b/scripts/install-autostart.sh
index d459382..d13325d 100755
--- a/scripts/install-autostart.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-autostart.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 # session, which is not incidental: the clicker synthesises real X11 input and
 # needs a desktop with DISPLAY set. A systemd system service has neither.
 #
-#   ./scripts/install-autostart.sh [--interval-minutes 5] [--skip-clicker]
+#   ./scripts/install-autostart.sh [--interval-minutes 1] [--skip-clicker]
 set -euo pipefail
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-INTERVAL=5
+# Default 1: the no-change path is a single `git fetch`, so a per-minute check
+# costs nothing and matches the VPS's own 60s deploy timer.
+INTERVAL=1
 SKIP_CLICKER=0
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do