diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
index ce196d6..058b24e 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ VNCServerST::VNCServerST(const char* name_, SDesktop* desktop_, const video_enco
         benchmark(file_name, Server::benchmarkResults.getValueStr());
     }
 
-    screenshotTimer.start(SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS);
+    screenshotTimer.start(FIRST_SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS);
 }
 
 VNCServerST::~VNCServerST()
@@ -773,6 +773,9 @@ bool VNCServerST::handleTimeout(Timer* t)
             apimessager->mainUpdateScreen(getPixelBuffer());
         }
 
+        if (screenshotTimer.getTimeoutMs() < SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS)
+            screenshotTimer.start(SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS);
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
index 3f2b5e3..64d84f0 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace rfb {
                       public Timer::Callback,
                       public network::SocketServer {
   public:
+    constexpr static int FIRST_SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
     constexpr static int SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL_MS = 60000;
     // -=- Constructors