diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 529b0e04..4d115955 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added `enable-struts` option in bar section to enable/disable struts ([`#2769`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2769), [`#2844`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2844)) by [@VanillaViking](https://github.com/VanillaViking).
 
 ### Changed
-- `custom/script`: No longer produces a completely empty module if the `exec` command failed. It only produces an empty module if the script had a zero exit code. ([`#2857`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/discussions/2857), [`#2861`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2861))
+- `custom/script`:
+  - No longer produces a completely empty module if the `exec` command failed. It only produces an empty module if the script had a zero exit code. ([`#2857`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/discussions/2857), [`#2861`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2861))
+  - Bumped the script polling interval (not related to the `interval` setting) to decrease wakeups. Polybar may take slightly longer to shut down. [`#2879`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2879)
 - `internal/fs`: Use `/` as a fallback if no mountpoints are specified ([`#2572`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2572), [`#2705`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2705))
 - `internal/backlight`:
   - Detect backlight if none specified ([`#2572`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2572), [`#2728`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2728))
diff --git a/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp b/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
index 92dcbc11..c7ffb26a 100644
--- a/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
+++ b/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ script_runner::interval script_runner::run() {
      * For non-tailed scripts, we only use the first line. However, to ensure interruptability when the module shuts
      * down, we still need to continue polling.
      */
-    if (io_util::poll_read(fd, 25) && !got_output) {
+    if (io_util::poll_read(fd, 250) && !got_output) {
       changed = set_output(cmd.readline());
       got_output = true;
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ script_runner::interval script_runner::run_tail() {
   assert(fd != -1);
 
   while (!m_stopping && cmd.is_running() && !io_util::poll(fd, POLLHUP, 0)) {
-    if (io_util::poll_read(fd, 25)) {
+    if (io_util::poll_read(fd, 250)) {
       auto changed = set_output(cmd.readline());
 
       if (changed) {