diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 934ef79..116907e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "env":{
         "SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL": "10",
         "SLIDESHOW_DIRECTORY": "/home/velvettear/images",
-        "SLIDESHOW_SCANINTERVAL": "10",
+        "SLIDESHOW_SCANINTERVAL": "300",
         "SLIDESHOW_RESOLUTION": "600x1024",
         "SLIDESHOW_LOGLEVEL": "debug",
         "SLIDESHOW_PALETTE": "/tmp/.slideshow.palette",
diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 04fcf09..0caf5ff 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func GetRandomImage() string {
 // scan the specified directory
 func scan(directory string) {
 	timestamp := time.Now().UnixMilli()
-	loggo.Info("scanning directory for images and subdirectories...", directory)
+	loggo.Info("scanning directory for images and subdirectories...", "interval: "+strconv.FormatFloat(config.ScanInterval.Seconds(), 'f', 0, 64)+" seconds", directory)
 	filepath.WalkDir(directory, checkDirectory)
 	images = tmpImages
 	tmpImages = nil
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func scan(directory string) {
 
 // sleep the specified interval and then trigger a rescan of the specified directory
 func scheduleRescan(directory string) {
-	loggo.Debug("sleeping for " + strconv.FormatInt(config.Interval.Milliseconds(), 10) + "ms before next scan...")
+	loggo.Debug("sleeping for " + strconv.FormatInt(config.ScanInterval.Milliseconds(), 10) + "ms before next scan...")
 	time.Sleep(config.ScanInterval)
 	scan(directory)
 }