diff --git a/vm_supervisor/conf.py b/vm_supervisor/conf.py
index 9390bec92..3604107ff 100644
--- a/vm_supervisor/conf.py
+++ b/vm_supervisor/conf.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     MAX_DATA_ARCHIVE_SIZE = 10_000_000  # 10 MB
 
     SNAPSHOT_FREQUENCY: int = Field(
-        default=5,
+        default=60,
         description="Snapshot frequency interval in minutes. It will create a VM snapshot every X minutes.",
     )