diff --git a/example_config.yaml b/example_config.yaml
index 57d37da..87d496c 100644
--- a/example_config.yaml
+++ b/example_config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ execution:
     - "txpool"
 diskUsage:
   enabled: false
-  interval: 30m
+  interval: 60m
   directories:
   - /data/ethereum
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/config.go b/pkg/exporter/config.go
index e3a923c..0109b3e 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/config.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package exporter
 
-import "github.com/ethpandaops/beacon/pkg/human"
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethpandaops/beacon/pkg/human"
+)
 
 // Config holds the configuration for the ethereum sync status tool.
 type Config struct {
@@ -58,6 +62,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		DiskUsage: DiskUsage{
 			Enabled:     false,
 			Directories: []string{},
+			Interval: human.Duration{
+				Duration: 60 * time.Minute,
+			},
 		},
 		Pair: PairConfig{
 			Enabled: true,
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/exporter.go b/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
index b45437b..1536b1f 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/exporter.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (e *exporter) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 		interval := e.config.DiskUsage.Interval.Duration
 		if interval == 0 {
-			interval = 30 * time.Minute
+			interval = 60 * time.Minute
 		}
 
 		diskUsage, err := disk.NewUsage(