diff --git a/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs b/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
index b80137047..fb41fcb9a 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ enum ReportCollectorCommand {
         /// Number of records to aggregate
         #[clap(long, short = 'n')]
         count: u32,
+
+        // If set, use the specified fixed polling interval when running a query.
+        // Otherwise, use exponential backoff.
+        #[clap(long)]
+        set_fixed_polling_ms: Option<u64>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             ref encrypted_inputs,
             hybrid_query_config,
             count,
+            set_fixed_polling_ms,
         } => {
             hybrid(
                 &args,
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                 clients,
                 encrypted_inputs,
                 count.try_into().expect("u32 should fit into usize"),
+                set_fixed_polling_ms,
             )
             .await?
         }
@@ -421,6 +428,7 @@ async fn hybrid(
     helper_clients: Vec<[IpaHttpClient<Helper>; 3]>,
     encrypted_inputs: &EncryptedInputs,
     count: usize,
+    set_fixed_polling_ms: Option<u64>,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let query_type = QueryType::MaliciousHybrid(hybrid_query_config);
 
@@ -471,6 +479,7 @@ async fn hybrid(
         helper_clients,
         query_id,
         hybrid_query_config,
+        set_fixed_polling_ms,
     )
     .await;
 
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/hybrid.rs b/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/hybrid.rs
index c52547f6e..92d74b383 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/hybrid.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/hybrid.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub async fn run_hybrid_query_and_validate<HV>(
     clients: Vec<[IpaHttpClient<Helper>; 3]>,
     query_id: QueryId,
     query_config: HybridQueryParams,
+    set_fixed_polling_ms: Option<u64>,
 ) -> HybridQueryResult
 where
     HV: SharedValue + U128Conversions,
@@ -56,7 +57,11 @@ where
 
     let leader_clients = &clients[0];
 
-    let mut delay = Duration::from_millis(125);
+    let (exponential_backoff, mut delay) = match set_fixed_polling_ms {
+        Some(specified_delay) => (false, Duration::from_millis(specified_delay)),
+        None => (true, Duration::from_millis(125)),
+    };
+
     loop {
         if try_join_all(
             leader_clients
@@ -72,7 +77,9 @@ where
         }
 
         sleep(delay).await;
-        delay = min(Duration::from_secs(5), delay * 2);
+        if exponential_backoff {
+            delay = min(Duration::from_secs(5), delay * 2);
+        }
         // TODO: Add a timeout of some sort. Possibly, add some sort of progress indicator to
         // the status API so we can check whether the query is making progress.
     }