diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index 30d2ac332..008c0aaf5 100755
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ __MEMPOOL_MAX_BLOCKS_BULK_QUERY__=${MEMPOOL_MAX_BLOCKS_BULK_QUERY:=0}
 __MEMPOOL_DISK_CACHE_BLOCK_INTERVAL__=${MEMPOOL_DISK_CACHE_BLOCK_INTERVAL:=6}
 __MEMPOOL_MAX_PUSH_TX_SIZE_WEIGHT__=${MEMPOOL_MAX_PUSH_TX_SIZE_WEIGHT:=4000000}
 __MEMPOOL_ALLOW_UNREACHABLE__=${MEMPOOL_ALLOW_UNREACHABLE:=true}
-__MEMPOOL_PRICE_UPDATES_PER_HOUR__=${MEMPOOL_PRICE_UPDATES_PER_HOUR:=3600}
+__MEMPOOL_PRICE_UPDATES_PER_HOUR__=${MEMPOOL_PRICE_UPDATES_PER_HOUR:=1}
 
 # CORE_RPC
 __CORE_RPC_HOST__=${CORE_RPC_HOST:=127.0.0.1}