diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/traccar.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/traccar.py
index b288b8633d1..4d340100849 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/traccar.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/traccar.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT, CONF_SSL, CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
-    CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_USERNAME, ATTR_BATTERY_LEVEL)
+    CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_USERNAME, ATTR_BATTERY_LEVEL,
+    CONF_SCAN_INTERVAL)
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_time_interval
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ ATTR_SPEED = 'speed'
 ATTR_TRACKER = 'tracker'
 
 DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(seconds=30)
+SCAN_INTERVAL = DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required(CONF_PASSWORD): cv.string,
@@ -50,15 +52,17 @@ async def async_setup_scanner(hass, config, async_see, discovery_info=None):
 
     api = API(hass.loop, session, config[CONF_USERNAME], config[CONF_PASSWORD],
               config[CONF_HOST], config[CONF_PORT], config[CONF_SSL])
-    scanner = TraccarScanner(api, hass, async_see)
+    scanner = TraccarScanner(
+        api, hass, async_see, config.get(CONF_SCAN_INTERVAL, SCAN_INTERVAL))
     return await scanner.async_init()
 
 
 class TraccarScanner:
     """Define an object to retrieve Traccar data."""
 
-    def __init__(self, api, hass, async_see):
+    def __init__(self, api, hass, async_see, scan_interval):
         """Initialize."""
+        self._scan_interval = scan_interval
         self._async_see = async_see
         self._api = api
         self._hass = hass
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ class TraccarScanner:
             await self._async_update()
             async_track_time_interval(self._hass,
                                       self._async_update,
-                                      DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL)
+                                      self._scan_interval)
 
         return self._api.authenticated