diff --git a/config/horizon.php b/config/horizon.php
index 0e36957b..f17efe4f 100644
--- a/config/horizon.php
+++ b/config/horizon.php
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
     | Here you can configure how many snapshots should be kept to display in
-    | the metrics graph. This will get used in combination with Horizon's
-    | `horizon:snapshot` schedule to define how long to retain metrics.
+    | the metrics graph and how often they can be stored.
+    | This will get used in combination with Horizon's `horizon:snapshot`
+    | schedule to define how long to retain metrics.
     |
     */
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@
             'job' => 24,
             'queue' => 24,
         ],
+        'snapshot_lock' => 300,
     ],
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/Console/SnapshotCommand.php b/src/Console/SnapshotCommand.php
index 72c642b6..5db99336 100644
--- a/src/Console/SnapshotCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/SnapshotCommand.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SnapshotCommand extends Command
      */
     public function handle(Lock $lock, MetricsRepository $metrics)
     {
-        if ($lock->get('metrics:snapshot', 300)) {
+        if ($lock->get('metrics:snapshot', config('horizon.metrics.snapshot_lock', 300) - 30)) {
             $metrics->snapshot();
 
             $this->info('Metrics snapshot stored successfully.');