diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0f3bce..8bb49a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ var pool = Stratum.createPool({
 
     "address": "mi4iBXbBsydtcc5yFmsff2zCFVX4XG7qJc", //Address to where block rewards are given
     "blockRefreshInterval": 1000, //How often to poll RPC daemons for new blocks, in milliseconds
+
+    /* How many milliseconds should have passed before new block transactions will trigger a new
+       job broadcast. */
+    "txRefreshInterval": 20000,
+
     //instanceId: 37, //Recommend not using this because a crypto-random one will be generated
 
     /* Some attackers will create thousands of workers that use up all available socket connections,
diff --git a/lib/jobManager.js b/lib/jobManager.js
index 342d120..af0d73b 100644
--- a/lib/jobManager.js
+++ b/lib/jobManager.js
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ var JobManager = module.exports = function JobManager(options){
     this.currentJob;
     this.validJobs = {};
 
+    var lastTransactionUpdateCheck = Date.now();
+
     //returns true if processed a new block
     this.processTemplate = function(rpcData, publicKey){
 
@@ -151,6 +153,12 @@ var JobManager = module.exports = function JobManager(options){
             (_this.currentJob.rpcData.transactions.length != rpcData.transactions.length)
 
 
+        if (updatedTransactions && (Date.now() - lastTransactionUpdateCheck >= options.txRefreshInterval)){
+            lastTransactionUpdateCheck = Date.now();
+        }
+        else
+            updatedTransactions = false;
+
         //Update current job if new block or new transactions
         if (isNewBlock || updatedTransactions){
 
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 3ea61ca..953c366 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
             address   : options.address,
             algorithm : options.coin.algorithm,
             reward    : options.coin.reward,
-            txMessages: options.coin.txMessages
+            txMessages: options.coin.txMessages,
+            txRefreshInterval: options.txRefreshInterval
         });
         _this.jobManager.on('newBlock', function(blockTemplate){
             //Check if stratumServer has been initialized yet