diff --git a/ccnode/handlers.py b/ccnode/handlers.py
index fb8839bd560992304875dac8bbb6f365e380aa68..415ece81fbea31e9c8468d58b80bdaa71c8743f8 100644
--- a/ccnode/handlers.py
+++ b/ccnode/handlers.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class NodeHandler(RpcHandler):
             'h'         : self._tag_map_direct('get_name', 24*3600),
             # one hour
             # one minute
-            'uptime'    : self._tag_map_direct('get_uptime', 60),
             'memfree'   : self._tag_map_direct('get_mem_free', 60),
             'memused'   : self._tag_map_direct('get_mem_used', 60),
             'sto'       : ( lambda o: hasattr(o, 'storage'),
@@ -94,6 +93,7 @@ class NodeHandler(RpcHandler):
                                         getattr(o, 'storage')().pool_list()),
                             60),
             # 5 seconds
+            'uptime'    : self._tag_map_direct('get_uptime', 5),
             'cpuuse'    : self._tag_map_direct('get_cpu_usage', 5),
             'load'      : self._tag_map_direct('get_loadavg', 5),
             'nvm'       : self._tag_map_counter('vm_list', 5),