diff --git a/plexpy/__init__.py b/plexpy/__init__.py
index 86e6a3b0..0b5e3735 100644
--- a/plexpy/__init__.py
+++ b/plexpy/__init__.py
@@ -457,8 +457,10 @@ def initialize_scheduler():
             schedule_job(plextv.get_server_resources, 'Refresh Plex server URLs',
                          hours=12 * (not bool(CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL)), minutes=0, seconds=0)
 
+            pms_remote_access_seconds = CONFIG.REMOTE_ACCESS_PING_INTERVAL if 60 <= CONFIG.REMOTE_ACCESS_PING_INTERVAL else 60
+
             schedule_job(activity_pinger.check_server_access, 'Check for Plex remote access',
-                         hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=60 * bool(CONFIG.MONITOR_REMOTE_ACCESS))
+                         hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=pms_remote_access_seconds * bool(CONFIG.MONITOR_REMOTE_ACCESS))
             schedule_job(activity_pinger.check_server_updates, 'Check for Plex updates',
                          hours=pms_update_check_hours * bool(CONFIG.MONITOR_PMS_UPDATES), minutes=0, seconds=0)
 
diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index d95f4b34..704bb171 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'REFRESH_LIBRARIES_ON_STARTUP': (int, 'Monitoring', 1),
     'REFRESH_USERS_INTERVAL': (int, 'Monitoring', 12),
     'REFRESH_USERS_ON_STARTUP': (int, 'Monitoring', 1),
+    'REMOTE_ACCESS_PING_INTERVAL': (int, 'Advanced', 60),
     'REMOTE_ACCESS_PING_THRESHOLD': (int, 'Advanced', 3),
     'SESSION_DB_WRITE_ATTEMPTS': (int, 'Advanced', 5),
     'SHOW_ADVANCED_SETTINGS': (int, 'General', 0),