diff --git a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
index 4b3e5bc0a3e591..568cd7c817e756 100644
--- a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
+++ b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
@@ -1612,6 +1612,12 @@ public class Config extends ConfigBase {
     @ConfField(mutable = true, masterOnly = true)
     public static boolean ignore_backup_not_support_table_type = false;
 
+    /**
+     * A internal config, to control the update interval of backup handler. Only used to speed up tests.
+     */
+    @ConfField(mutable = false)
+    public static long backup_handler_update_interval_millis = 3000;
+
     /**
      * Control the default max num of the instance for a user.
      */
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/backup/BackupHandler.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/backup/BackupHandler.java
index 7cad2f985001bc..d70544add98747 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/backup/BackupHandler.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/backup/BackupHandler.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public BackupHandler() {
     }
 
     public BackupHandler(Env env) {
-        super("backupHandler", 3000L);
+        super("backupHandler", Config.backup_handler_update_interval_millis);
         this.env = env;
     }