diff --git a/development-utility/development-server/src/com/thoughtworks/go/server/DevelopmentServer.java b/development-utility/development-server/src/com/thoughtworks/go/server/DevelopmentServer.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/development-utility/development-server/src/com/thoughtworks/go/server/DevelopmentServer.java
+++ b/development-utility/development-server/src/com/thoughtworks/go/server/DevelopmentServer.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class DevelopmentServer {
 
         systemEnvironment.setProperty(SystemEnvironment.PARENT_LOADER_PRIORITY, "true");
         systemEnvironment.setProperty(SystemEnvironment.CRUISE_SERVER_WAR_PROPERTY, webApp.getAbsolutePath());
+        systemEnvironment.set(SystemEnvironment.PLUGIN_LOCATION_MONITOR_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS, 5);
 
         systemEnvironment.set(SystemEnvironment.DEFAULT_PLUGINS_ZIP, "/plugins.zip");
         systemEnvironment.setProperty(GoConstants.I18N_CACHE_LIFE, "0"); //0 means reload when stale
#NA - Setting plugin location monitor interval to 5secs for Development Server

This makes it convenient to test plugins and end-points while developing.