diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72195ca3..065981c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ run-local: porch
 	--kubeconfig="$(CURDIR)/deployments/local/kubeconfig" \
 	--cache-directory="$(CACHEDIR)" \
 	--function-runner 192.168.8.202:9445 \
-	--repo-sync-frequency=60s
+	--repo-sync-frequency=60s \
+	--background-job-interval=10m
 
 .PHONY: run-jaeger
 run-jaeger:
diff --git a/cmd/porchctl/run/run.go b/cmd/porchctl/run/run.go
index 7b2299e9..9a97fbe8 100644
--- a/cmd/porchctl/run/run.go
+++ b/cmd/porchctl/run/run.go
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ func hideFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		"password",
 		"token",
 		"username",
+		"request-timeout",
 	}
 	for _, f := range flags {
 		_ = cmd.PersistentFlags().MarkHidden(f)
diff --git a/deployments/porch/3-porch-server.yaml b/deployments/porch/3-porch-server.yaml
index 4c01ac95..54a1e3dd 100644
--- a/deployments/porch/3-porch-server.yaml
+++ b/deployments/porch/3-porch-server.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ spec:
             - --secure-port=4443
             - --repo-sync-frequency=60s
             - --disable-validating-admissions-policy=true
+            - --background-job-interval=10m
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index f109ee24..97363cbe 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type ExtraConfig struct {
 	DefaultImagePrefix    string
 	RepoSyncFrequency     time.Duration
 	UseGitCaBundle        bool
+	BackgroundJobInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // Config defines the config for the apiserver
@@ -91,9 +92,10 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // PorchServer contains state for a Kubernetes cluster master/api server.
 type PorchServer struct {
-	GenericAPIServer *genericapiserver.GenericAPIServer
-	coreClient       client.WithWatch
-	cache            cache.Cache
+	GenericAPIServer      *genericapiserver.GenericAPIServer
+	coreClient            client.WithWatch
+	cache                 cache.Cache
+	BackgroundJobInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 type completedConfig struct {
@@ -264,9 +266,10 @@ func (c completedConfig) New() (*PorchServer, error) {
 	}
 
 	s := &PorchServer{
-		GenericAPIServer: genericServer,
-		coreClient:       coreClient,
-		cache:            memoryCache,
+		GenericAPIServer:      genericServer,
+		coreClient:            coreClient,
+		cache:                 memoryCache,
+		BackgroundJobInterval: c.ExtraConfig.BackgroundJobInterval,
 	}
 
 	// Install the groups.
@@ -278,7 +281,7 @@ func (c completedConfig) New() (*PorchServer, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *PorchServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
-	porch.RunBackground(ctx, s.coreClient, s.cache)
+	porch.RunBackground(ctx, s.coreClient, s.cache, s.BackgroundJobInterval)
 
 	// TODO: Reconsider if the existence of CERT_STORAGE_DIR was a good inidcator for webhook setup,
 	// but for now we keep backward compatiblity
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/start.go b/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
index 0d1b93b9..be9c8fd7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type PorchServerOptions struct {
 	UseGitCaBundle                   bool
 	DisableValidatingAdmissionPolicy bool
 	MaxRequestBodySize               int64
+	BackgroundJobInterval            time.Duration
 
 	SharedInformerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory
 	StdOut                io.Writer
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ func (o *PorchServerOptions) Config() (*apiserver.Config, error) {
 			FunctionRunnerAddress: o.FunctionRunnerAddress,
 			DefaultImagePrefix:    o.DefaultImagePrefix,
 			UseGitCaBundle:        o.UseGitCaBundle,
+			BackgroundJobInterval: o.BackgroundJobInterval,
 		},
 	}
 	return config, nil
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ func (o *PorchServerOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 			"Under the local-debug mode the apiserver will allow all access to its resources without "+
 				"authorizing the requests, this flag is only intended for debugging in your workstation.")
 	}
-
+	fs.DurationVar(&o.BackgroundJobInterval, "background-job-interval", 10*time.Minute, "Time interval in minutes at which the background job will poll the git repository to maintain the correct state.")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.FunctionRunnerAddress, "function-runner", "", "Address of the function runner gRPC service.")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.DefaultImagePrefix, "default-image-prefix", "gcr.io/kpt-fn/", "Default prefix for unqualified function names")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.CacheDirectory, "cache-directory", "", "Directory where Porch server stores repository and package caches.")
diff --git a/pkg/registry/porch/background.go b/pkg/registry/porch/background.go
index 688e9280..c0d9f030 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/porch/background.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/porch/background.go
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
-func RunBackground(ctx context.Context, coreClient client.WithWatch, cache cache.Cache) {
+func RunBackground(ctx context.Context, coreClient client.WithWatch, cache cache.Cache, backgroundJobInterval time.Duration) {
 	b := background{
-		coreClient: coreClient,
-		cache:      cache,
+		coreClient:            coreClient,
+		cache:                 cache,
+		backgroundJobInterval: backgroundJobInterval,
 	}
 	go b.run(ctx)
 }
 
 // background manages background tasks
 type background struct {
-	coreClient client.WithWatch
-	cache      cache.Cache
+	coreClient            client.WithWatch
+	cache                 cache.Cache
+	backgroundJobInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 const (
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ const (
 // run will run until ctx is done
 func (b *background) run(ctx context.Context) {
 	klog.Infof("Background routine starting ...")
+	klog.Infof("\n\n\n\n\n------------------- Time-Interval  %v     -------------\n\n\n\n\n", b.backgroundJobInterval)
 
 	// Repository watch.
 	var events <-chan watch.Event
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func (b *background) run(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer reconnect.Stop()
 
 	// Start ticker
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(b.backgroundJobInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 loop: