diff --git a/.github/actions/dispatch-suite/action.yaml b/.github/actions/dispatch-suite/action.yaml
index cac384f..314ed96 100644
--- a/.github/actions/dispatch-suite/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/dispatch-suite/action.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Seconds between recovery polls'
     required: false
     default: '10'
+  watch-interval:
+    description: >-
+      Seconds between run-watch refresh polls. Defaults to 60 to stay well under
+      GitHub secondary rate limits when many suites are watched concurrently.
+    required: false
+    default: '60'
 
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ runs:
         TARGET_REF: ${{ inputs.ref }}
         RECOVER_ATTEMPTS: ${{ inputs.recover-attempts }}
         RECOVER_INTERVAL: ${{ inputs.recover-interval }}
+        WATCH_INTERVAL: ${{ inputs.watch-interval }}
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -98,5 +105,7 @@ runs:
         } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
         # Block on the recovered run's conclusion. --exit-status makes gh return
-        # non-zero if the run concluded with a non-success result.
-        gh run watch "$RUN_ID" --repo "$TARGET_REPO" --exit-status
+        # non-zero if the run concluded with a non-success result. --interval
+        # keeps the refresh cadence well under GitHub secondary rate limits when
+        # many suites are watched at once (the default 3s cadence over-polled).
+        gh run watch "$RUN_ID" --repo "$TARGET_REPO" --exit-status --interval "$WATCH_INTERVAL"