diff --git a/osuchan/settings.py b/osuchan/settings.py
index 074bfe1..453650f 100644
--- a/osuchan/settings.py
+++ b/osuchan/settings.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+from datetime import timedelta
 
 from celery.schedules import crontab
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ class EnvSettings(BaseSettings):
     "update-top-global-members-every-day": {
         "task": "profiles.tasks.dispatch_update_all_global_leaderboard_top_members",
         "schedule": crontab(minute="0", hour="0"),  # midnight UTC
+        "kwargs": {
+            "limit": 100,
+            "cooldown_seconds": timedelta(hours=12).total_seconds(),
+        },
     },
     "update-global-leaderboard-top-5-score-cache-every-hour": {
         "task": "leaderboards.tasks.dispatch_update_global_leaderboard_top_5_score_cache",
diff --git a/profiles/services.py b/profiles/services.py
index 6f7c7d9..6a6a8e1 100644
--- a/profiles/services.py
+++ b/profiles/services.py
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ def fetch_user(user_id=None, username=None, gamemode=Gamemode.STANDARD):
 
 @transaction.atomic
 def refresh_user_from_api(
-    user_id=None, username=None, gamemode: Gamemode = Gamemode.STANDARD
+    user_id=None,
+    username=None,
+    gamemode: Gamemode = Gamemode.STANDARD,
+    cooldown_seconds: int = 300,
 ):
     """
     Fetch and add user with top 100 scores
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ def refresh_user_from_api(
     user_stats = fetch_user(user_id=user_id, username=username, gamemode=gamemode)
 
     if user_stats is not None and user_stats.last_updated > (
-        datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=5)
+        datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        - timedelta(seconds=cooldown_seconds)
     ):
         # User was last updated less than 5 minutes ago, so just return it
         return user_stats
diff --git a/profiles/tasks.py b/profiles/tasks.py
index f0960d7..1193ae4 100644
--- a/profiles/tasks.py
+++ b/profiles/tasks.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 
 @shared_task
-def dispatch_update_all_global_leaderboard_top_members(limit: int = 100):
+def dispatch_update_all_global_leaderboard_top_members(
+    limit: int = 100, cooldown_seconds: int = 500
+):
     """
     Dispatches update_user tasks for the top members of all global leaderboards
     """
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ def dispatch_update_all_global_leaderboard_top_members(limit: int = 100):
         members = leaderboard.memberships.order_by("-pp")[:limit].values("user_id")
 
         for member in members:
-            update_user.delay(member["user_id"], leaderboard.gamemode)
+            update_user.delay(member["user_id"], leaderboard.gamemode, cooldown_seconds)
 
 
 @shared_task
@@ -39,11 +41,15 @@ def dispatch_update_community_leaderboard_members(
 
 
 @shared_task
-def update_user(user_id: int, gamemode: int = Gamemode.STANDARD):
+def update_user(
+    user_id: int, gamemode: int = Gamemode.STANDARD, cooldown_seconds: int = 500
+):
     """
     Runs an update for a given user
     """
-    user_stats = refresh_user_from_api(user_id=user_id, gamemode=Gamemode(gamemode))
+    user_stats = refresh_user_from_api(
+        user_id=user_id, gamemode=Gamemode(gamemode), cooldown_seconds=cooldown_seconds
+    )
     if user_stats is not None:
         update_memberships.delay(
             user_id=user_stats.user_id, gamemode=user_stats.gamemode