diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index faf9f97..10ba5d4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 struct sensordata
 {
   unsigned long lastreadtime=0;
-  unsigned long readdelay=1000*30; //polling delay
+  unsigned long readdelay=1000*10; //polling delay
   float minchange=0; //send new value if difference to last sent value is greater than this
   float lastsentvalue=0;
   unsigned long lastsent=0;
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ void setup() {
       Serial.println(F("Error initialising BH1750"));
     }
     dataBH1750.minchange=10.0;
-    dataBH1750.readdelay=1000*10;
     dataBH1750.senddelaymax=1000*60*2;
   #endif