diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fefab24223..b9a808d756 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ TWITTER_PASSWORD= # Account password
 TWITTER_EMAIL=    # Account email
 TWITTER_2FA_SECRET=
 TWITTER_COOKIES= # Account cookies
+TWITTER_POLL_INTERVAL=120 # How often (in seconds) the bot should check for interactions
 X_SERVER_URL=
 XAI_API_KEY=
 XAI_MODEL=
diff --git a/packages/client-twitter/src/base.ts b/packages/client-twitter/src/base.ts
index 336759b5fa..c7f75de260 100644
--- a/packages/client-twitter/src/base.ts
+++ b/packages/client-twitter/src/base.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class ClientBase extends EventEmitter {
                 username,
                 this.runtime.getSetting("TWITTER_PASSWORD"),
                 this.runtime.getSetting("TWITTER_EMAIL"),
-                this.runtime.getSetting("TWITTER_2FA_SECRET")
+                this.runtime.getSetting("TWITTER_2FA_SECRET") || undefined
             );
 
             if (await this.twitterClient.isLoggedIn()) {
diff --git a/packages/client-twitter/src/interactions.ts b/packages/client-twitter/src/interactions.ts
index f723b613ba..55814ebc89 100644
--- a/packages/client-twitter/src/interactions.ts
+++ b/packages/client-twitter/src/interactions.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ export class TwitterInteractionClient {
             this.handleTwitterInteractions();
             setTimeout(
                 handleTwitterInteractionsLoop,
-                (Math.floor(Math.random() * (5 - 2 + 1)) + 2) * 60 * 1000
-            ); // Random interval between 2-5 minutes
+                Number(
+                    this.runtime.getSetting("TWITTER_POLL_INTERVAL") || 120
+                ) * 1000 // Default to 2 minutes
+            );
         };
         handleTwitterInteractionsLoop();
     }