diff --git a/src/applications/repository/daemon/PhabricatorRepositoryPullLocalDaemon.php b/src/applications/repository/daemon/PhabricatorRepositoryPullLocalDaemon.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/daemon/PhabricatorRepositoryPullLocalDaemon.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/daemon/PhabricatorRepositoryPullLocalDaemon.php
@@ -102,44 +102,59 @@
         $retry_after,
         array_keys($pullable));
 
-
       // Figure out which repositories we need to queue for an update.
       foreach ($pullable as $id => $repository) {
-        $monogram = $repository->getMonogram();
+        $now = PhabricatorTime::getNow();
+        $display_name = $repository->getDisplayName();
 
         if (isset($futures[$id])) {
-          $this->log(pht('Repository "%s" is currently updating.', $monogram));
+          $this->log(
+            pht(
+              'Repository "%s" is currently updating.',
+              $display_name));
           continue;
         }
 
         if (isset($queue[$id])) {
-          $this->log(pht('Repository "%s" is already queued.', $monogram));
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        $after = idx($retry_after, $id, 0);
-        if ($after > time()) {
           $this->log(
             pht(
-              'Repository "%s" is not due for an update for %s second(s).',
-              $monogram,
-              new PhutilNumber($after - time())));
+              'Repository "%s" is already queued.',
+              $display_name));
           continue;
         }
 
+        $after = idx($retry_after, $id);
         if (!$after) {
+          $smart_wait = $repository->loadUpdateInterval($min_sleep);
+          $last_update = $this->loadLastUpdate($repository);
+
+          $after = $last_update + $smart_wait;
+          $retry_after[$id] = $after;
+
           $this->log(
             pht(
-              'Scheduling repository "%s" for an initial update.',
-              $monogram));
-        } else {
+              'Scheduling repository "%s" with an update window of %s '.
+              'second(s). Last update was %s second(s) ago.',
+              $display_name,
+              new PhutilNumber($smart_wait),
+              new PhutilNumber($now - $last_update)));
+        }
+
+        if ($after > time()) {
           $this->log(
             pht(
-              'Scheduling repository "%s" for an update (%s seconds overdue).',
-              $monogram,
-              new PhutilNumber(time() - $after)));
+              'Repository "%s" is not due for an update for %s second(s).',
+              $display_name,
+              new PhutilNumber($after - $now)));
+          continue;
         }
 
+        $this->log(
+          pht(
+            'Scheduling repository "%s" for an update (%s seconds overdue).',
+            $display_name,
+            new PhutilNumber($now - $after)));
+
         $queue[$id] = $after;
       }
 
@@ -157,8 +172,11 @@
             continue;
           }
 
-          $monogram = $repository->getMonogram();
-          $this->log(pht('Starting update for repository "%s".', $monogram));
+          $display_name = $repository->getDisplayName();
+          $this->log(
+            pht(
+              'Starting update for repository "%s".',
+              $display_name));
 
           unset($queue[$id]);
           $futures[$id] = $this->buildUpdateFuture(
@@ -299,6 +317,32 @@
   /**
    * @task pull
    */
+  private function loadLastUpdate(PhabricatorRepository $repository) {
+    $table = new PhabricatorRepositoryStatusMessage();
+    $conn = $table->establishConnection('r');
+
+    $epoch = queryfx_one(
+      $conn,
+      'SELECT MAX(epoch) last_update FROM %T
+        WHERE repositoryID = %d
+          AND statusType IN (%Ls)',
+      $table->getTableName(),
+      $repository->getID(),
+      array(
+        PhabricatorRepositoryStatusMessage::TYPE_INIT,
+        PhabricatorRepositoryStatusMessage::TYPE_FETCH,
+      ));
+
+    if ($epoch) {
+      return (int)$epoch['last_update'];
+    }
+
+    return PhabricatorTime::getNow();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @task pull
+   */
   private function loadPullableRepositories(
     array $include,
     array $exclude,
@@ -385,9 +429,9 @@
     ExecFuture $future,
     $min_sleep) {
 
-    $monogram = $repository->getMonogram();
+    $display_name = $repository->getDisplayName();
 
-    $this->log(pht('Resolving update for "%s".', $monogram));
+    $this->log(pht('Resolving update for "%s".', $display_name));
 
     try {
       list($stdout, $stderr) = $future->resolvex();
@@ -395,17 +439,18 @@
       $proxy = new PhutilProxyException(
         pht(
           'Error while updating the "%s" repository.',
-          $repository->getMonogram()),
+          $display_name),
         $ex);
       phlog($proxy);
 
-      return time() + $min_sleep;
+      $smart_wait = $repository->loadUpdateInterval($min_sleep);
+      return PhabricatorTime::getNow() + $smart_wait;
     }
 
     if (strlen($stderr)) {
       $stderr_msg = pht(
         'Unexpected output while updating repository "%s": %s',
-        $monogram,
+        $display_name,
         $stderr);
       phlog($stderr_msg);
     }
@@ -416,10 +461,10 @@
       pht(
         'Based on activity in repository "%s", considering a wait of %s '.
         'seconds before update.',
-        $repository->getMonogram(),
+        $display_name,
         new PhutilNumber($smart_wait)));
 
-    return time() + $smart_wait;
+    return PhabricatorTime::getNow() + $smart_wait;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@
       $smart_wait = $minimum;
     }
 
-    return $smart_wait;
+    return (int)$smart_wait;
   }