diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/jdbc/query/scaladsl/JdbcReadJournal.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/jdbc/query/scaladsl/JdbcReadJournal.scala
index d63b0d90..54e504b2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/jdbc/query/scaladsl/JdbcReadJournal.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/jdbc/query/scaladsl/JdbcReadJournal.scala
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class JdbcReadJournal(config: Config, configPath: String)(implicit val system: E
     JournalSequenceActor.props(readJournalDao, readJournalConfig.journalSequenceRetrievalConfiguration),
     s"$configPath.pekko-persistence-jdbc-journal-sequence-actor")
   private val delaySource =
-    Source.tick(readJournalConfig.refreshInterval, 0.seconds, 0).take(1)
+    Source.tick(0.seconds, readJournalConfig.refreshInterval, 0).take(1)
 
   /**
    * Same type of query as `persistenceIds` but the event stream