diff --git a/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown b/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
index f2342556d76..d6eed164f72 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ recorder:
       default: 10
       type: integer
     commit_interval:
-      description: How often (in seconds) the events and state changes are committed to the database. The default of `1` allows events to be committed almost right away without trashing the disk when an event storm happens. Increasing this will reduce disk I/O and may prolong disk (SD card) lifetime with the trade-off being that the logbook and history will lag. If this is set to `0` (zero), commit are made as soon as possible after an event is processed.
+      description: How often (in seconds) the events and state changes are committed to the database. The default of `5` allows events to be committed almost right away without trashing the disk when an event storm happens. Increasing this will reduce disk I/O and may prolong disk (SD card) lifetime with the trade-off being that the logbook and history will lag. If this is set to `0` (zero), commit are made as soon as possible after an event is processed.
       required: false
-      default: 1
+      default: 5
       type: integer
     exclude:
       description: Configure which integrations should be excluded from recordings. ([Configure Filter](#configure-filter))