diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/config/ConfigModel.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/config/ConfigModel.kt
index 684bfb690..7fe737804 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/config/ConfigModel.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/config/ConfigModel.kt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class ConfigModel : Model() {
      * The number of milliseconds between fetching the current notification permission value when the app is out of focus
      */
     var backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval: Long
-        get() = getLongProperty(::backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval.name) { 1_800_000 }
+        get() = getLongProperty(::backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval.name) { 86_400_000 }
         set(value) {
             setLongProperty(::backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval.name, value)
         }
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/notifications/src/main/java/com/onesignal/notifications/internal/permissions/impl/NotificationPermissionController.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/notifications/src/main/java/com/onesignal/notifications/internal/permissions/impl/NotificationPermissionController.kt
index aaff0d53d..f68287644 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/notifications/src/main/java/com/onesignal/notifications/internal/permissions/impl/NotificationPermissionController.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/notifications/src/main/java/com/onesignal/notifications/internal/permissions/impl/NotificationPermissionController.kt
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ internal class NotificationPermissionController(
 
                 override fun onUnfocused() {
                     super.onUnfocused()
+                    // Changing the polling interval to 1 day to effectively pause polling
                     pollingWaitInterval = _configModelStore.model.backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval
                 }
             },