diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/payments/payment-sync.service.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/payments/payment-sync.service.ts
index 292c09416..564d70a22 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/payments/payment-sync.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/payments/payment-sync.service.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class PaymentSyncService {
   ) {}
 
   // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  // Every 1 min: poll the payment service for any PENDING_PAYMENT bookings
+  // Every 30 min: poll the payment service for any PENDING_PAYMENT bookings
   // whose payment intent has moved to SUCCEEDED on the gateway but whose
   // confirmation event was never delivered (missed RabbitMQ message, network
   // blip, etc.).  finalizePaymentSuccess() is fully idempotent so re-running
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class PaymentSyncService {
   // Processes at most 50 bookings per cycle to avoid hammering the payment
   // service; the next tick picks up the remainder.
   // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  @Cron('*/1 * * * *')
+  @Cron('*/30 * * * *')
   async syncPaymentStatuses() {
     const BATCH_SIZE = 50;