diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index ddbd2e28..1c6eb8a5 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.260 2009-02-08 16:11:26 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.261 2009-02-09 16:11:26 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ extern const char    *__progname;
 #define PANE_MINIMUM 4	/* includes separator line */
 
 /* Automatic name refresh interval, in milliseconds. */
-#define NAME_INTERVAL 100
+#define NAME_INTERVAL 250
 
 /* Fatal errors. */
 #define fatal(msg) log_fatal("%s: %s", __func__, msg);