diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsDObjectMgr.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsDObjectMgr.java
index a5def3bfc..5caca115d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsDObjectMgr.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsDObjectMgr.java
@@ -238,16 +238,16 @@ public class PresentsDObjectMgr
                 _maxQueueSize = queueSize;
             }
 
-            // report and reset our largest queue size once per minute
+            // report and reset our largest queue size once every 5 minutes
             long startMillis = start * 1000 / freq;
             if (_nextQueueReport < startMillis) {
                 if (_nextQueueReport != 0L) {
                     _statslog.log("max_dobj_queue_size " + _maxQueueSize);
                     _maxQueueSize = queueSize;
-                    _nextQueueReport += 60 * 1000L;
+                    _nextQueueReport += QUEUE_PROFILING_INTERVAL;
 
                 } else {
-                    _nextQueueReport = startMillis + 60 * 1000L;
+                    _nextQueueReport = startMillis + QUEUE_PROFILING_INTERVAL;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1016,6 +1016,9 @@ public class PresentsDObjectMgr
     /** The default size of an oid list refs vector. */
     protected static final int DEFREFVEC_SIZE = 4;
 
+    /** The frequency with which we report maximum queue size. */
+    protected static final long QUEUE_PROFILING_INTERVAL = 5 * 60 * 1000L;
+
     /**
      * This table maps event classes to helper methods that perform some
      * additional processing for particular events.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsInvoker.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsInvoker.java
index 1048ab710..d44baa156 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsInvoker.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsInvoker.java
@@ -98,15 +98,17 @@ public class PresentsInvoker extends Invoker
                 _maxQueueSize = queueSize;
             }
 
-            // report and reset our largest queue size once per minute
+            // report and reset our largest queue size once every 5 minutes
             if (_nextQueueReport < start) {
                 if (_nextQueueReport != 0L) {
                     _statslog.log("max_invoker_queue_size " + _maxQueueSize);
                     _maxQueueSize = queueSize;
-                    _nextQueueReport += 60 * 1000L;
+                    _nextQueueReport +=
+                        PresentsDObjectMgr.QUEUE_PROFILING_INTERVAL;
 
                 } else {
-                    _nextQueueReport = start + 60 * 1000L;
+                    _nextQueueReport =
+                        start + PresentsDObjectMgr.QUEUE_PROFILING_INTERVAL;
                 }
             }
         }