diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/HiddenConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/HiddenConfig.java
index ffb21ca45..95434d357 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/HiddenConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/HiddenConfig.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ public class HiddenConfig {
     private static int conversionRate;
     private static boolean useEnchantmentBuffs;
     private static boolean resendChunksAfterBlockAbility;
+    private static int uuidConvertInterval;
+    private static int uuidConvertAmount;
 
     public HiddenConfig(String fileName) {
         HiddenConfig.fileName = fileName;
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ public class HiddenConfig {
             conversionRate = config.getInt("Options.ConversionRate", 1);
             useEnchantmentBuffs = config.getBoolean("Options.EnchantmentBuffs", true);
             resendChunksAfterBlockAbility = config.getBoolean("Options.RefreshChunks", false);
+            uuidConvertInterval = config.getInt("Options.UUIDConvertInterval", 30);
+            uuidConvertAmount = config.getInt("Options.UUIDConvertAmount", 5);
         }
     }
 
@@ -51,4 +55,12 @@ public class HiddenConfig {
     public boolean resendChunksAfterBlockAbility() {
         return resendChunksAfterBlockAbility;
     }
+
+    public int getUUIDConvertInterval() {
+        return uuidConvertInterval;
+    }
+
+    public int getUUIDConvertAmount() {
+        return uuidConvertAmount;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index e726e475d..a46511b4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -460,7 +460,8 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
         new SaveTimerTask().runTaskTimer(this, saveIntervalTicks, saveIntervalTicks);
 
         // Slowly update every entry in the database with UUIDs
-        new UUIDUpdateAsyncTask(this).runTaskTimerAsynchronously(this, 5 * Misc.TICK_CONVERSION_FACTOR, 30 * Misc.TICK_CONVERSION_FACTOR);
+        int uuidConvertInterval = HiddenConfig.getInstance().getUUIDConvertInterval();
+        new UUIDUpdateAsyncTask(this).runTaskTimerAsynchronously(this, uuidConvertInterval * Misc.TICK_CONVERSION_FACTOR, uuidConvertInterval * Misc.TICK_CONVERSION_FACTOR);
 
         // Cleanup the backups folder
         new CleanBackupsTask().runTaskAsynchronously(mcMMO.p);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/UUIDUpdateAsyncTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/UUIDUpdateAsyncTask.java
index ac89ecd53..264e00b47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/UUIDUpdateAsyncTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/UUIDUpdateAsyncTask.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Misc;
 
 public class UUIDUpdateAsyncTask extends BukkitRunnable {
     private mcMMO plugin;
-    private static final int MAX_LOOKUP = 5;
+    private static final int MAX_LOOKUP = HiddenConfig.getInstance().getUUIDConvertAmount();
 
     private DatabaseManager databaseManager;
     private List<String> userNames;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hidden.yml b/src/main/resources/hidden.yml
index cf0894914..abc7a5ba9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hidden.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/hidden.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ Options:
     EnchantmentBuffs: true
     # true to enable refreshing of chunks around a player at the end of Super Breaker, Giga Drill Breaker, and Berserk.  This should fix blocks being broken client side, but not server-side
     RefreshChunks: false
+
+    # The interval at which the server updates a couple of users to get their UUID, in seconds
+    UUIDConvertInterval: 30
+    # Amount of users to convert every interval
+    UUIDConvertAmount: 5