diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.cpp
index 106a93322..d1bdd2422 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void PackageKitBackend::checkForUpdates()
 
     if (!m_refresher) {
         acquireFetching(true);
-        m_refresher = PackageKit::Daemon::refreshCache(false);
+        m_refresher = PackageKit::Daemon::refreshCache(true);
 
         connect(m_refresher.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PackageKitBackend::transactionError);
         connect(m_refresher.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, [this]() {
diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitNotifier.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitNotifier.cpp
index 25eabb2ce..f2ddaa6cd 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitNotifier.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitNotifier.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PackageKitNotifier::PackageKitNotifier(QObject *parent)
             bool ok;
             const int days = value.toInt(&ok);
             if (!ok || days == 0) {
-                regularCheck->setInterval(24h); // refresh at least once every day
+                regularCheck->setInterval(12h); // refresh at least once every day
                 regularCheck->start();
                 if (!value.isEmpty())
                     qWarning() << "couldn't understand value for timer:" << value;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void PackageKitNotifier::onDistroUpgrade(PackageKit::Transaction::DistroUpgrade
 void PackageKitNotifier::refreshDatabase()
 {
     if (!m_refresher) {
-        m_refresher = PackageKit::Daemon::refreshCache(false);
+        m_refresher = PackageKit::Daemon::refreshCache(true);
         connect(m_refresher.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, &PackageKitNotifier::recheckSystemUpdateNeeded);
     }