diff --git a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
index 1b177f58e..0602e3fe7 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ elastalert:
     disable_rules_on_error: false
     run_every:
       minutes: 3
+      seconds: 0
     buffer_time:
       minutes: 10
     old_query_limit:
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ elastalert:
           format: '%(asctime)s %(levelname)+8s %(name)+20s %(message)s'
       handlers:
         file:
-          class : logging.FileHandler
+          class: logging.FileHandler
           formatter: logline
           level: INFO
           filename: /var/log/elastalert/elastalert.log