diff --git a/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go b/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
index af82881..779b80d 100644
--- a/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
+++ b/internal/tasks/inventorySnapshots.go
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ func (c *CronTask) RunVcenterSnapshotHourly(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Lo
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		minIntervalSeconds := intWithDefault(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds, 3600) / 2
+		minIntervalSeconds := intWithDefault(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds, 3600) / 3
+		if minIntervalSeconds < 1 {
+			minIntervalSeconds = 1
+		}
 		if !lastSnapshot.IsZero() && startTime.Sub(lastSnapshot) < time.Duration(minIntervalSeconds)*time.Second {
 			c.Logger.Info("Skipping hourly snapshot, last snapshot too recent",
 				"last_snapshot", lastSnapshot,
@@ -1524,8 +1527,8 @@ func (c *CronTask) compareWithPreviousSnapshot(
 		if tableUpdated {
 			prevTableTouched = true
 		}
-		expectedSeconds := int64(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds) / 2
-		// Skip only if snapshots are closer together than half the configured cadence
+		expectedSeconds := int64(c.Settings.Values.Settings.VcenterInventorySnapshotSeconds) / 3
+		// Skip only if snapshots are closer together than one-third of 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 {