diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 1fc31f881..cc4e930d3 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ class Coder:
         if not self.num_cache_warming_pings:
             return
 
-        delay = 20
+        delay = 5 * 60 - 10
         self.next_cache_warm = time.time() + delay
         self.warming_pings_left = self.num_cache_warming_pings
         self.cache_warming_chunks = chunks
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index b3a74be62..e33e68929 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             map_refresh=args.map_refresh,
             cache_prompts=args.cache_prompts,
             map_mul_no_files=args.map_multiplier_no_files,
+            num_cache_warming_pings=args.cache_warming_pings,
         )
     except ValueError as err:
         io.tool_error(str(err))