diff --git a/nix/programs/newsboat.nix b/nix/programs/newsboat.nix
index 33fbf13..6c7188c 100644
--- a/nix/programs/newsboat.nix
+++ b/nix/programs/newsboat.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 }: {
   programs.newsboat = {
     enable = true;
+    maxItems = 10000;
     autoReload = true;
+    reloadTime = 10; # minutes
     urls = [
       {
         title = "drewdevault's blog";