diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
index 7e1183b1cf6..1112be23aa6 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class JvmMonitorService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<JvmMonitorServ
         this.dumpMonitorService = dumpMonitorService;
 
         this.enabled = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("enabled", true);
-        this.interval = componentSettings.getAsTime("interval", timeValueSeconds(10));
+        this.interval = componentSettings.getAsTime("interval", timeValueSeconds(1));
         this.gcThreshold = componentSettings.getAsTime("gc_threshold", timeValueMillis(5000));
     }