2 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index bb415f2cc59..209becd722a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2019--2026 Maxim Cournoyer@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017–2022 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 George Clemmer@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Andy Wingo@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 Arun Isaac@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Arun Isaac@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 nee@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2018 Rutger Helling@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026 Oleg Pykhalov@*
@@ -36741,13 +36741,16 @@ The Mumi package to use.
 Data directory to store Debbugs data from upstream Debbugs instance.
 
 @item @code{rsync-remote}
-Remote rsync path from which to download Debbugs data.  The remote is
-polled every 5 minutes, unless a previous instance of rsync is already
-running.
+Remote rsync path from which to download Debbugs data.
 
 @item @code{rsync-flags} (default: @code{'()})
 Additional flags to pass to @command{rsync}.
 
+@item @code{rsync-and-index-event} (default: @code{#~(calendar-event #:minutes '#$(iota 12 0 5))})
+Shepherd calendar event to run the rsync and indexing timer at.  By
+default, this is once every 5 minutes.  The timer job is not run if an
+earlier instance of it is still running.
+
 @item @code{mailer?} (default: @code{#true})
 Whether to enable or disable the mailer component.
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/web.scm b/gnu/services/web.scm
index 112c4c0af3b..81e6509e085 100644
--- a/gnu/services/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/web.scm
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@
             mumi-configuration-data-directory
             mumi-configuration-rsync-remote
             mumi-configuration-rsync-flags
+            mumi-configuration-rsync-and-index-event
             mumi-configuration-mailer?
             mumi-configuration-sender
             mumi-configuration-smtp
@@ -2355,6 +2356,9 @@ WSGIPassAuthorization On
   (rsync-remote mumi-configuration-rsync-remote)
   (rsync-flags mumi-configuration-rsync-flags
                (default '()))
+  (rsync-and-index-event mumi-configuration-rsync-and-index-event
+                         ;; Run every 5 minutes by default.
+                         (default #~(calendar-event #:minutes '#$(iota 12 0 5))))
   (mailer? mumi-configuration-mailer? (default #t))
   (sender  mumi-configuration-sender (default #f))
   (smtp    mumi-configuration-smtp (default #f))
@@ -2465,7 +2469,7 @@ WSGIPassAuthorization On
                            "/lib/locale")))
 
   (match-record config <mumi-configuration>
-    (mumi mailer? sender smtp)
+    (mumi rsync-and-index-event mailer? sender smtp)
     (list (shepherd-service
             (provision '(mumi))
             (documentation "Mumi bug-tracking web interface.")
@@ -2482,9 +2486,7 @@ WSGIPassAuthorization On
             (provision '(mumi-rsync-and-index))
             (modules '((shepherd service timer)))
             (start #~(make-timer-constructor
-                      ;; Run every 5 minutes, unless an instance of
-                      ;; this job is already running.
-                      (calendar-event #:minutes '#$(iota 12 0 5))
+                      #$rsync-and-index-event
                       (command (list #$(mumi-rsync-and-index config)))
                       #:log-file #$%mumi-rsync-and-index-log
                       #:max-duration (* 2 60 60)