diff --git a/config.schema.json b/config.schema.json
index fc51bfe..6fa16ea 100644
--- a/config.schema.json
+++ b/config.schema.json
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@
           "pollingInterval": {
             "title": "Polling Interval",
             "type": "number",
-            "description": "The frequency in seconds that the plugin polls the cloud to get device updates. Can be left empty to only fetch on request.",
-            "required": false
+            "description": "The frequency in seconds that the plugin polls the cloud to get device updates. Can be left empty to only fetch on request. Must be 300 or larger",
+            "required": false,
+            "minimum": 300
           }
         }
       },
diff --git a/src/TuyaWebApi.ts b/src/TuyaWebApi.ts
index 19e56f4..388e63c 100644
--- a/src/TuyaWebApi.ts
+++ b/src/TuyaWebApi.ts
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class TuyaWebApi {
     public async sendRequest<T = Record<string, unknown>>
     (url: AxiosRequestConfig['url'], data: AxiosRequestConfig['data'], method: AxiosRequestConfig['method'])
         : Promise<{ data: T & { header: TuyaHeader } }> {
-        this.log?.debug(`Sending HTTP ${method} request to ${url}.`);
+        this.log?.debug('Sending HTTP %s request to %s - Header: %s.', method, url, JSON.stringify(data.header));
         const response = await axios({
           baseURL: this.session?.areaBaseUrl,
           url,
diff --git a/src/platform.ts b/src/platform.ts
index ba3fe62..5bd780b 100644
--- a/src/platform.ts
+++ b/src/platform.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {API, Characteristic, DynamicPlatformPlugin, Logger, PlatformAccessory, Service} from 'homebridge';
-import {PLATFORM_NAME, PLUGIN_NAME} from './settings';
+import {PLATFORM_NAME, PLUGIN_NAME, TUYA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT} from './settings';
 import {TuyaDevice, TuyaDeviceType, TuyaDeviceTypes, TuyaPlatforms, TuyaWebApi} from './TuyaWebApi';
 import {
   BaseAccessory,
@@ -83,13 +83,15 @@ export class TuyaWebPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
           await this.discoverDevices();
 
           if (this.pollingInterval) {
-            this.log?.info('Enable cloud polling with interval %ss', this.pollingInterval);
+            //Tuya will probably still complain if we fetch a new request on the exact second.
+            const pollingInterval = Math.max(this.pollingInterval, TUYA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT + 5);
+            this.log?.info('Enable cloud polling with interval %ss', pollingInterval);
             // Set interval for refreshing device states
             setInterval(() => {
               this.refreshDeviceStates().catch((error) => {
                 this.log.error(error.message);
               });
-            }, this.pollingInterval * 1000);
+            }, pollingInterval * 1000);
           }
         } catch (e) {
           if(e instanceof AuthenticationError) {
@@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ export class TuyaWebPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
         return;
       }
 
+      devices = this.filterDeviceList(devices);
+
       // Refresh device states
       for (const device of devices) {
         const uuid = this.api.hap.uuid.generate(device.id);
@@ -183,6 +187,11 @@ export class TuyaWebPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
       /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
     }
 
+    private filterDeviceList(devices: TuyaDevice[]) {
+      const whitelistedSceneIds = this.getWhitelistedSceneIds(devices);
+      return devices.filter(d => d.dev_type !== 'scene' || whitelistedSceneIds.includes(d.id));
+    }
+
     async discoverDevices(): Promise<void> {
       let devices = await this.tuyaWebApi.discoverDevices() || [];
 
@@ -193,8 +202,7 @@ export class TuyaWebPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
         this.log.info('Device type for "%s" is overruled in config to: "%s"', defaults.device.name, defaults.device.dev_type);
       }
 
-      const whitelistedSceneIds = this.getWhitelistedSceneIds(devices);
-      devices = devices.filter(d => d.dev_type !== 'scene' || whitelistedSceneIds.includes(d.id));
+      devices = this.filterDeviceList(devices);
 
       const cachedDeviceIds = [...this.accessories.keys()];
       const availableDeviceIds = devices.map(d => this.generateUUID(d.id));