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 e878258c5..38375986c 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
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ internal class NotificationPermissionController(
     init {
         this.enabled = notificationsEnabled()
         _requestPermission.registerAsCallback(PERMISSION_TYPE, this)
-        pollingWaitInterval = _configModelStore.model.foregroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval
+        pollingWaitInterval = _configModelStore.model.backgroundFetchNotificationPermissionInterval
         registerPollingLifecycleListener()
         coroutineScope.launch {
             pollForPermission()