diff --git a/base.yaml b/base.yaml
index 6b4e752..86fb629 100644
--- a/base.yaml
+++ b/base.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ external_components:
     refresh: 1s
 
 preferences:
-  flash_write_interval: 5s
+  flash_write_interval: 1min
 
 ratgdo:
   id: ${id_prefix}
diff --git a/base_secplusv1.yaml b/base_secplusv1.yaml
index 089f779..18a61b6 100644
--- a/base_secplusv1.yaml
+++ b/base_secplusv1.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ external_components:
     refresh: 1s
 
 preferences:
-  flash_write_interval: 5s
+  flash_write_interval: 1min
 
 ratgdo:
   id: ${id_prefix}
diff --git a/components/ratgdo/secplus2.cpp b/components/ratgdo/secplus2.cpp
index aed61df..3619db8 100644
--- a/components/ratgdo/secplus2.cpp
+++ b/components/ratgdo/secplus2.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ namespace ratgdo {
     namespace secplus2 {
 
         // MAX_CODES_WITHOUT_FLASH_WRITE is a bit of a guess
-        // since we write the flash at most every every 5s
+        // since we write the flash at most every every 1min
         //
         // We want the rolling counter to be high enough that the
         // GDO will accept the command after an unexpected reboot
         // that did not save the counter to flash in time which
         // results in the rolling counter being behind what the GDO
         // expects.
-        static const uint8_t MAX_CODES_WITHOUT_FLASH_WRITE = 10;
+        static const uint8_t MAX_CODES_WITHOUT_FLASH_WRITE = 60;
 
         static const char* const TAG = "ratgdo_secplus2";