diff --git a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
index 93dd82957f5316b7eb0a915d76b5a1ab65cc03fb..51df868faa65852656edafb10c7dce9b7a4e7709 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
@@ -336,13 +336,19 @@ namespace LLMarketplaceImport
 // Interface class
 //
 
+static const F32 MARKET_IMPORTER_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 1.0f;
 
 //static
 void LLMarketplaceInventoryImporter::update()
 {
 	if (instanceExists())
 	{
-		LLMarketplaceInventoryImporter::instance().updateImport();
+		static LLTimer update_timer;
+		if (update_timer.hasExpired())
+		{
+			LLMarketplaceInventoryImporter::instance().updateImport();
+			update_timer.setTimerExpirySec(MARKET_IMPORTER_UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
+		}
 	}
 }