diff --git a/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/amcrest_api.py b/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/amcrest_api.py
index dc988ed..01ae165 100644
--- a/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/amcrest_api.py
+++ b/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/amcrest_api.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT_S = 10
 SNAPSHOT_MAX_TRIES = 3
-SNAPSHOT_BASE_BACKOFF_S = 0.5
+SNAPSHOT_BASE_BACKOFF_S = 5
 
 
 class AmcrestAPIMixin: