diff --git a/TelegramAPI.iml b/TelegramAPI.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..597cd8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TelegramAPI.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager.isMavenModule="true" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_8">
+    <output url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target/classes" />
+    <output-test url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target/test-classes" />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src/main/java" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src/main/resources" type="java-resource" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65107d0..371acd2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 	<properties>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 	</properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
index c874903..40a2339 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 	public static final String APIVERSION = "3.8";//May 18, 2019
 
 	private int msg_offset = 0;
-	private int updateInterval = 1500;
+	private int updateInterval = 60;
 	private String apikey;
 	private String botname;
 	private Thread thread;
 	private boolean run = true;
-	private boolean longpolling = false;
+	private boolean longpolling = true;
 	public boolean isLongpolling() {
 		return longpolling;
 	}
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 	public EventManager getEventManager() {
 		return evntmgr;
 	}
-
+	
+	/**
+	 * seconds to wait for longpolling or milliseconds to wait petween shortpolling
+	 * @param d
+	 */
 	public void setUpdateInterval(int d) {
 		if(d < 0)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("UpdateInterval is not allowed to be negative.");