diff --git a/Elwig/App.xaml.cs b/Elwig/App.xaml.cs
index 8dc6160..160c5ef 100644
--- a/Elwig/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Elwig/App.xaml.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Elwig {
         public static Dispatcher MainDispatcher { get; private set; }
         private DateTime LastChanged;
         private static DateTime CurrentLastWrite => File.GetLastWriteTime(Config.DatabaseFile);
-        private readonly DispatcherTimer ContextTimer = new() { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) };
+        private readonly DispatcherTimer ContextTimer = new() { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) };
 
         public App() : base() {
             Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ namespace Elwig {
             }
 
             ContextTimer.Tick += (object? sender, EventArgs evt) => {
-                if (CurrentLastWrite > LastChanged) {
-                    LastChanged = CurrentLastWrite;
+                var ch = CurrentLastWrite;
+                if (ch > LastChanged) {
+                    LastChanged = ch;
                     OnContextChanged();
                 }
             };