diff --git a/server-client/start-client.js b/server-client/start-client.js
index 94d74e2f..51be9b93 100644
--- a/server-client/start-client.js
+++ b/server-client/start-client.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export default async function run () {
     let retrieved = false;
     let offline = false;
 
+    var servicesInfo = "";
+
     await plugins.emit('onLoad', { ss });
 
     async function startServer() {
@@ -275,9 +277,11 @@ export default async function run () {
                         var info = {
                             ...msg.client,
                         };
-                        if (Object.keys(info.gameInfo).length !== 0) {
-                            fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ss.currentDir, 'store', 'client-modified', 'servicesInfo.json'), JSON.stringify(info));
+                        var newServicesInfo = JSON.stringify(info);
+                        if (Object.keys(info.gameInfo).length !== 0 && servicesInfo !== newServicesInfo) {
+                            fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ss.currentDir, 'store', 'client-modified', 'servicesInfo.json'), newServicesInfo);
                         };
+                        servicesInfo = newServicesInfo;
                         break;
                     default:
                         log.error(`Unknown command received: ${msg.cmd}`);
diff --git a/server-game/src/roomManager.js b/server-game/src/roomManager.js
index 2df4ed9f..ccce8f74 100644
--- a/server-game/src/roomManager.js
+++ b/server-game/src/roomManager.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class newRoomManager {
         this.sendInfoToServices();
         setInterval(() => {
             this.sendInfoToServices();
-        }, 30e3);
+        }, ss.config.game.servicesInfoCollectInterval * 1e3);
     };
 
     getUnusedID() {
diff --git a/server-services/start-services.js b/server-services/start-services.js
index 1703ca65..11b2b299 100644
--- a/server-services/start-services.js
+++ b/server-services/start-services.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export default async function run () {
                             } else {
                                 sendServicesInfo();
                             };
-                        }, 10e3);
+                        }, ss.config.distributed_all.servicesInfoSendInterval * 1e3);
                     } else if (ss.config.distributed_all.closed !== true) {
                         switch (msg.cmd) {
                             // Game server commands
diff --git a/src/defaultconfig/distributed_all.yaml b/src/defaultconfig/distributed_all.yaml
index e942660d..6630baa1 100644
--- a/src/defaultconfig/distributed_all.yaml
+++ b/src/defaultconfig/distributed_all.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #this is what the other servers will ping this server for
 
-closed: false # shuts down services/game and displays a closed message on the webpage.
\ No newline at end of file
+closed: false # shuts down services/game and displays a closed message on the webpage.
+
+# interval in seconds in which game/client servers report stats to the services server
+servicesInfoCollectInterval: 15
+
+# interval in seconds in which the services server sends specific stats back to game/client servers
+servicesInfoSendInterval: 10
\ No newline at end of file