diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
index d5e68965e9c6e256416a35ebd4881a2aad3eb09d..04ab6faaba3e3bdafb2827c3f24a04890f7d73e7 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
     public static final String OLD_DEFAULT_NEWS_URL = "http://complication.i2p/news.xml";
     public static final String DEFAULT_NEWS_URL = "http://echelon.i2p/i2p/news.xml";
     public static final String PROP_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = "router.newsRefreshFrequency";
-    public static final String DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = 24*60*60*1000 + "";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = 36*60*60*1000 + "";
     public static final String PROP_UPDATE_POLICY = "router.updatePolicy";
     public static final String DEFAULT_UPDATE_POLICY = "download";
     public static final String PROP_SHOULD_PROXY = "router.updateThroughProxy";
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHelper.java
index 10b587db67f19a0356d4f6ae677a1f13de128a8a..f74a295bbef5d3bd3e712395fd909e69538087f2 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHelper.java
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHelper extends HelperBase {
             return "<input type=\"checkbox\" class=\"optbox\" value=\"true\" name=\"updateUnsigned\" >";
     }
     
-    private static final long PERIODS[] = new long[] { 12*60*60*1000l, 24*60*60*1000l, 48*60*60*1000l, -1l };
+    private static final long PERIODS[] = new long[] { 12*60*60*1000l, 24*60*60*1000l,
+                                                       36*60*60*1000l, 48*60*60*1000l,
+                                                       3*24*60*60*1000l, 7*24*60*60*1000l,
+                                                       -1l };
     
     public String getRefreshFrequencySelectBox() {
-        String freq = _context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_REFRESH_FREQUENCY);
-        if (freq == null) freq = ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY;
+        String freq = _context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_REFRESH_FREQUENCY,
+                                           ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY);
         long ms = -1;
         try { 
             ms = Long.parseLong(freq);