diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index b55c14dd..cf1276ab 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ sonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io
 sonar.python.version=3.9,3.10
 sonar.python.coverage.reportPaths=coverage.xml
 sonar.test.inclusions=tests
-sonar.exclusions=migrations/**,bin/keycloak_test_server.py
+
+# it's finding "bugs" we don't care about in the deprecated UI
+sonar.exclusions=migrations/**,bin/keycloak_test_server.py,src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/admin_blueprint/templates/*.html
+
 sonar.coverage.exclusions=noxfile.py,conftest.py
 # sonar.exclusions=crc/templates/*.html,docs/**,config/**,instance/**,migrations/**,postgres/**,readme_images/**,schema/**,templates/**
 # sonar.sources=crc
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index 9437a6ae..0ea5bcaa 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def start_scheduler(app: flask.app.Flask) -> None:
     scheduler.add_job(
         BackgroundProcessingService(app).run,
         "interval",
-        seconds=5,
+        seconds=30,
     )
     scheduler.start()