diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/managers/config_manager.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/managers/config_manager.py
index cfa16f7..d0422e5 100755
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/managers/config_manager.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/managers/config_manager.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._options = options
         self._local_bucketing = local_bucketing
         self._sse_manager: Optional[SSEManager] = None
-        self._sse_polling_interval = 1000 * 60 * 15 * 60
+        self._sse_polling_interval = 1000 * 60 * 15  # 15 minutes
         self._sse_connected = False
         self._config: Optional[dict] = None
         self._config_etag: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/test/managers/test_config_manager.py b/test/managers/test_config_manager.py
index 1e2fbaa..da6179b 100644
--- a/test/managers/test_config_manager.py
+++ b/test/managers/test_config_manager.py
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ def test_init_with_client_callback_with_error(self, mock_get_config):
         self.assertTrue(config_manager.is_initialized())
         mock_callback.assert_called_once()
 
+    @patch("devcycle_python_sdk.api.config_client.ConfigAPIClient.get_config")
+    def test_sse_polling_interval_is_15_minutes(self, mock_get_config):
+        mock_get_config.return_value = (self.test_config_json, self.test_etag, None)
+        config_manager = EnvironmentConfigManager(
+            self.sdk_key, self.test_options, self.test_local_bucketing
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(config_manager._sse_polling_interval, 15 * 60 * 1000)
+        config_manager.close()
+
     @patch("devcycle_python_sdk.api.config_client.ConfigAPIClient.get_config")
     def test_close(self, mock_get_config):
         mock_get_config.return_value = (self.test_config_json, self.test_etag)