diff --git a/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go b/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
index 023249a..da568cb 100644
--- a/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
+++ b/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ func (c *CronTask) compareWithPreviousSnapshot(
 	if prevTableName != "" {
 		moreMissing := c.markMissingFromPrevious(ctx, dbConn, prevTableName, url, startTime, presentSnapshots, presentByUuid, presentByName, inventoryByVmID, inventoryByUuid, inventoryByName)
 		missingCount += moreMissing
-		expectedSeconds := int64(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds)
-		// Skip only if snapshots are much closer together than the configured cadence.
+		expectedSeconds := int64(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds) / 2
+		// Skip only if snapshots are closer together than half the configured cadence
 		if SnapshotTooSoon(prevSnapshotTime, startTime.Unix(), expectedSeconds) {
 			c.Logger.Info("skipping new-VM detection because snapshots are too close together", "prev_table", prevTableName, "prev_snapshot_unix", prevSnapshotTime, "current_snapshot_unix", startTime.Unix(), "expected_interval_seconds", expectedSeconds)
 		} else {