diff --git a/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py b/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
index f3aeada..f55e423 100644
--- a/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
+++ b/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DefaultClonerConfig:
 
 	@property
 	def cloner_interval(self) -> int:
-		return 5
+		return 0
 
 	@property
 	def cloner_submodules(self) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
index b5faa6a..efee077 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def test_cloner_repo_url():
 
 def test_cloner_interval():
 	x = ClonerConfig()
-	assert x.cloner_interval == 5
-	x._ClonerConfig__values['cloner_interval'] = 0
 	assert x.cloner_interval == 0
+	x._ClonerConfig__values['cloner_interval'] = 5
+	assert x.cloner_interval == 5
 
 
 def test_cloner_submodules():
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ def test_cloner_submodule_depth():
 
 def test_set_property():
 	x = ClonerConfig()
-	assert x.cloner_interval == 5
-	x._set_property("cloner_interval", 0)
 	assert x.cloner_interval == 0
+	x._set_property("cloner_interval", 5)
+	assert x.cloner_interval == 5
+	x._set_property("cloner_interval", "7")
+	assert x.cloner_interval == 7
 
 	# invalid type
 	with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc:
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
index 9d401e0..d7be7f6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_empty_config(config_path: Path):
 	c = x.config
 	assert c.cloner_project_name == ""
 	assert c.cloner_repo_url == ""
-	assert c.cloner_interval == 5
+	assert c.cloner_interval == 0
 	assert c.cloner_submodules == True
 	assert c.cloner_submodule_depth == 50000
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py b/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
index 49a517e..4b77ec3 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_values():
 	x = DefaultClonerConfig()
 	assert x.cloner_project_name == ""
 	assert x.cloner_repo_url == ""
-	assert x.cloner_interval == 5
+	assert x.cloner_interval == 0
 	assert x.cloner_submodules
 	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == 50000
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py b/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
index e747349..961783a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ def test_get_config(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 	tmp_path.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").touch()
 	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
 	assert X.has_config == True
-	assert 5 == X.config.cloner_interval
+	assert 0 == X.config.cloner_interval