diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ec73dfc..76e111d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.34.3"
+version = "0.34.4"
 
 
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
diff --git a/opsqueue/src/db/mod.rs b/opsqueue/src/db/mod.rs
index f804bcb..c872bc8 100644
--- a/opsqueue/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/opsqueue/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl DBPools {
     }
 
     pub async fn periodically_checkpoint_wal(&self) {
-        const EXPLICIT_WAL_CHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+        const EXPLICIT_WAL_CHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(EXPLICIT_WAL_CHECK_INTERVAL);
         loop {
             let _ = self.perform_explicit_wal_checkpoint().await;