diff --git a/cvat-core/src/api.ts b/cvat-core/src/api.ts
index f4eb5d8b23fd..60de43fd4b18 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/api.ts
+++ b/cvat-core/src/api.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,12 @@ function build(): CVATCore {
             set requestsStatusDelay(value) {
                 config.requestsStatusDelay = value;
             },
+            get jobMetaDataReloadPeriod() {
+                return config.jobMetaDataReloadPeriod;
+            },
+            set jobMetaDataReloadPeriod(value) {
+                config.jobMetaDataReloadPeriod = value;
+            },
         },
         client: {
             version: `${pjson.version}`,
diff --git a/cvat-core/src/config.ts b/cvat-core/src/config.ts
index 99d76a723655..eefb535814bb 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/config.ts
+++ b/cvat-core/src/config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const config = {
     globalObjectsCounter: 0,
 
     requestsStatusDelay: null,
+
+    jobMetaDataReloadPeriod: 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/cvat-core/src/frames.ts b/cvat-core/src/frames.ts
index e02b3e640a83..dfdd35684178 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/frames.ts
+++ b/cvat-core/src/frames.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import serverProxy from './server-proxy';
 import { SerializedFramesMetaData } from './server-response-types';
 import { Exception, ArgumentError, DataError } from './exceptions';
 import { FieldUpdateTrigger } from './common';
+import config from './config';
 
 // frame storage by job id
 const frameDataCache: Record<string, {
@@ -597,8 +598,7 @@ async function refreshJobCacheIfOutdated(jobID: number): Promise<void> {
         throw new Error('Frame data cache is abscent');
     }
 
-    const META_DATA_RELOAD_PERIOD = 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
-    const isOutdated = (Date.now() - cached.metaFetchedTimestamp) > META_DATA_RELOAD_PERIOD;
+    const isOutdated = (Date.now() - cached.metaFetchedTimestamp) > config.jobMetaDataReloadPeriod;
 
     if (isOutdated) {
         // get metadata again if outdated
diff --git a/cvat-core/src/index.ts b/cvat-core/src/index.ts
index 79ce8b305a9f..4eff35601f70 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/cvat-core/src/index.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export default interface CVATCore {
         onOrganizationChange: (newOrgId: number | null) => void | null;
         globalObjectsCounter: typeof config.globalObjectsCounter;
         requestsStatusDelay: typeof config.requestsStatusDelay;
+        jobMetaDataReloadPeriod: typeof config.jobMetaDataReloadPeriod;
     },
     client: {
         version: string;
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
index f0f085260cbf..9941a9b0d5c3 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -908,6 +908,14 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('configureTaskQualityMode', (qualityConfigurationParams) =>
             cy.contains(qualityConfigurationParams.validationMode).click();
         });
     }
+    if (qualityConfigurationParams.validationFramesPercent) {
+        cy.get('#validationFramesPercent').clear();
+        cy.get('#validationFramesPercent').type(qualityConfigurationParams.validationFramesPercent);
+    }
+    if (qualityConfigurationParams.validationFramesPerJobPercent) {
+        cy.get('#validationFramesPerJobPercent').clear();
+        cy.get('#validationFramesPerJobPercent').type(qualityConfigurationParams.validationFramesPerJobPercent);
+    }
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('removeAnnotations', () => {