diff --git a/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/sageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode.ts b/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/sageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode.ts
index 4531c117978..a5421716d8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/sageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/sageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { PollingSet } from '../../../shared/utilities/pollingSet'
 import { SmusAuthenticationProvider } from '../../auth/providers/smusAuthenticationProvider'
 import { SmusUtils } from '../../shared/smusUtils'
 import { getIcon } from '../../../shared/icons'
+import { PENDING_NODE_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS } from './utils'
 
 export class SageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode implements TreeNode {
     public readonly id = 'smusSpacesParentNode'
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ export class SageMakerUnifiedStudioSpacesParentNode implements TreeNode {
     private readonly onDidChangeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<void>()
     public readonly onDidChangeTreeItem = this.onDidChangeEmitter.event
     public readonly onDidChangeChildren = this.onDidChangeEmitter.event
-    public readonly pollingSet: PollingSet<string> = new PollingSet(5, this.updatePendingNodes.bind(this))
+    public readonly pollingSet: PollingSet<string> = new PollingSet(
+        PENDING_NODE_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS,
+        this.updatePendingNodes.bind(this)
+    )
     private spaceAwsAccountRegion: string | undefined
 
     public constructor(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/utils.ts
index 10b52f83728..32924ad3d9f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/sagemakerunifiedstudio/explorer/nodes/utils.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ import {
 } from './types'
 import { DataZoneConnection } from '../../shared/client/datazoneClient'
 
+/**
+ * Polling interval in milliseconds for checking space status updates
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+export const PENDING_NODE_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS = 5000
+
 /**
  * Gets the label for a node based on its data
  */