diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js b/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
index 1182552bf8..dd9a725fa1 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
@@ -218,11 +218,12 @@ function inventreeDocReady() {
     // Display any cached alert messages
     showCachedAlerts();
 
-    // Start notification background worker to check every 5 seconds if notifications are available
-    setInterval(notificationCheck, 5000);
+    // Start notification background worker to check every 1 seconds if notifications are available
+    setInterval(notificationCheck, 1000);
+
     // also run when the focus returns
     $(document).on('focus', function(e){
-        notificationCheck();
+        notificationCheck(force = true);
     });
 
     $('#offcanvasRight').on('show.bs.offcanvas', openNotificationPanel)  // listener for opening the notification panel
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/notification.js b/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/notification.js
index bdee5d200f..50a260af97 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/notification.js
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/notification.js
@@ -119,14 +119,20 @@ function showMessage(message, options={}) {
     });
 }
 
-
+var notificationUpdateTic = 0;
 /**
  * The notification checker is initiated when the document is loaded. It checks if there are unread notifications
  * if unread messages exist the alert flag is raised by making it visible
  **/
-function notificationCheck() {
-    // only refresh state if in focus
-    if (document.hasFocus()) {
+function notificationCheck(force = false) {
+    notificationUpdateTic = notificationUpdateTic + 1;
+
+    console.log(notificationUpdateTic);
+
+    // refresh if forced or
+    // if in focus and was not refreshed in the last 5 seconds
+    if (force || (document.hasFocus() && notificationUpdateTic >= 5)) {
+        notificationUpdateTic = 0;
         inventreeGet(
             '/api/notifications/',
             {
@@ -262,6 +268,9 @@ function closeNotificationPanel() {
  * updates the notification counter
  **/
 function updateNotificationIndicator(count) {
+    // reset update Ticker -> safe some API bandwidth
+    notificationUpdateTic = 0;
+
     if (count == 0) {
         $("#notification-alert").addClass("d-none");
     } else {