diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index b0d2cb12..15798dad 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@
                             <p class="help-block">Group successive play history by the same user as a single entry in the tables and watch statistics.</p>
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="padded-header">
+                            <h3>Backup</h3>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="form-group">
+                            <label for="backup_interval">Backup Interval</label>
+                            <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col-md-2">
+                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" data-parsley-type="integer" id="backup_interval" name="backup_interval" value="${config['backup_interval']}" size="5" data-parsley-range="[1,24]" data-parsley-trigger="change" data-parsley-errors-container="#backup_interval_error" required>
+                                </div>
+                                <div id="backup_interval_error" class="alert alert-danger settings-alert" role="alert"></div>
+                            </div>
+                            <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will backup the database and configuration file. Minimum 1, maximum 24, default 6.</p>
+                        </div>
+
                         <div class="padded-header">
                             <h3>Directories</h3>
                         </div>
@@ -640,7 +654,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="refresh_users_interval_error" class="alert alert-danger settings-alert" role="alert"></div>
                             </div>
-                            <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will request an updated friends list from Plex.tv. 1 minimum, 24 maximum.</p>
+                            <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will request an updated friends list from Plex.tv. Minimum 1, maximum 24, default 12.</p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="checkbox">
                             <label>
@@ -660,7 +674,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="refresh_libraries_interval_error" class="alert alert-danger settings-alert" role="alert"></div>
                             </div>
-                            <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will request an updated libraries list from your Plex Media Server. 1 minimum, 24 maximum.</p>
+                            <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will request an updated libraries list from your Plex Media Server. Minimum 1, maximum 24, default 12.</p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="checkbox">
                             <label>
diff --git a/plexpy/__init__.py b/plexpy/__init__.py
index 0b529abf..2446c4b5 100644
--- a/plexpy/__init__.py
+++ b/plexpy/__init__.py
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ def initialize_scheduler():
                 schedule_job(activity_pinger.check_active_sessions, 'Check for active sessions',
                              hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=seconds)
 
-        # Refresh the users list
-        user_refresh_hours = CONFIG.REFRESH_USERS_INTERVAL or 0
-        library_refresh_hours = CONFIG.REFRESH_LIBRARIES_INTERVAL or 0
+        # Refresh the users list and libraries list
+        user_refresh_hours = CONFIG.REFRESH_USERS_INTERVAL or 12
+        library_refresh_hours = CONFIG.REFRESH_LIBRARIES_INTERVAL or 12
 
         if CONFIG.PMS_TOKEN:
             schedule_job(plextv.refresh_users, 'Refresh users list',
@@ -343,8 +343,12 @@ def initialize_scheduler():
             schedule_job(pmsconnect.refresh_libraries, 'Refresh libraries list',
                          hours=library_refresh_hours, minutes=0, seconds=0)
 
-        schedule_job(database.make_backup, 'Backup PlexPy database', hours=6, minutes=0, seconds=0, args=(True, True))
-        schedule_job(config.make_backup, 'Backup PlexPy config', hours=6, minutes=0, seconds=0, args=(True, True))
+        backup_hours = CONFIG.BACKUP_INTERVAL or 6
+
+        schedule_job(database.make_backup, 'Backup PlexPy database',
+                     hours=backup_hours, minutes=0, seconds=0, args=(True, True))
+        schedule_job(config.make_backup, 'Backup PlexPy config',
+                     hours=backup_hours, minutes=0, seconds=0, args=(True, True))
 
         # Start scheduler
         if start_jobs and len(SCHED.get_jobs()):
diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index 7734c97a..344cf7c3 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'BUFFER_THRESHOLD': (int, 'Monitoring', 3),
     'BUFFER_WAIT': (int, 'Monitoring', 900),
     'BACKUP_DIR': (str, 'General', ''),
+    'BACKUP_INTERVAL': (int, 'General', 6),
     'CACHE_DIR': (str, 'General', ''),
     'CACHE_IMAGES': (int, 'General', 1),
     'CACHE_SIZEMB': (int, 'Advanced', 32),
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 363eedbb..ddfb4fae 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -2527,6 +2527,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "update_db_interval": plexpy.CONFIG.UPDATE_DB_INTERVAL,
             "freeze_db": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.FREEZE_DB),
             "backup_dir": plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_DIR,
+            "backup_interval": plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_INTERVAL,
             "cache_dir": plexpy.CONFIG.CACHE_DIR,
             "log_dir": plexpy.CONFIG.LOG_DIR,
             "log_blacklist": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.LOG_BLACKLIST),