diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index 058f20ad..9437a6ae 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 import os
 from typing import Any
 
-import sqlalchemy
-
 import connexion  # type: ignore
 import flask.app
 import flask.json
+import sqlalchemy
 from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler  # type: ignore
 from flask_bpmn.api.api_error import api_error_blueprint
 from flask_bpmn.models.db import db
@@ -31,15 +30,15 @@ class MyJSONEncoder(flask.json.JSONEncoder):
         """Default."""
         if hasattr(obj, "serialized"):
             return obj.serialized
-        elif isinstance(obj, sqlalchemy.engine.row.Row):
+        elif isinstance(obj, sqlalchemy.engine.row.Row):  # type: ignore
             return_dict = {}
             for row_key in obj.keys():
                 row_value = obj[row_key]
-                if (hasattr(row_value, '__dict__')):
+                if hasattr(row_value, "__dict__"):
                     return_dict.update(row_value.__dict__)
                 else:
-                    return_dict.update({ row_key: row_value })
-            return_dict.pop('_sa_instance_state')
+                    return_dict.update({row_key: row_value})
+            return_dict.pop("_sa_instance_state")
             return return_dict
         return super().default(obj)
 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ def start_scheduler(app: flask.app.Flask) -> None:
     scheduler.add_job(
         BackgroundProcessingService(app).run,
         "interval",
-        seconds=30,
+        seconds=5,
     )
     scheduler.start()
 
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
index caef3b0d..93c5ed6b 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class DBHandler(logging.Handler):
             bpmn_process_identifier = record.workflow  # type: ignore
             spiff_task_guid = str(record.task_id)  # type: ignore
             bpmn_task_identifier = str(record.task_spec)  # type: ignore
-            bpmn_task_type = record.task_type if hasattr(record, 'task_type') else None # type: ignore
+            bpmn_task_type = record.task_type if hasattr(record, "task_type") else None  # type: ignore
             timestamp = record.created
             message = record.msg if hasattr(record, "msg") else None
             current_user_id = record.current_user_id if hasattr(record, "current_user_id") else None  # type: ignore