diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf b/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
index d27d330f3..2f636920b 100644
--- a/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # Configuration for telegraf agent
 [agent]
   ## Default data collection interval for all inputs
-  interval = "10s"
+  interval = "30s"
   ## Rounds collection interval to 'interval'
   ## ie, if interval="10s" then always collect on :00, :10, :20, etc.
   round_interval = true