diff --git a/src/anemoi/registry/commands/worker.py b/src/anemoi/registry/commands/worker.py
index 2f4663d..825bebf 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/registry/commands/worker.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/registry/commands/worker.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class WorkerCommand(BaseCommand):
 
     def add_arguments(self, command_parser):
         command_parser.add_argument("--timeout", help="Die with timeout (SIGALARM) after TIMEOUT seconds.", type=int)
-        command_parser.add_argument("--wait", help="Wait for WAIT seconds between each task.", type=int, default=1)
+        command_parser.add_argument("--wait", help="Check for new task every WAIT seconds.", type=int, default=60)
 
         command_parser.add_argument(
             "action",