diff --git a/recorder.yaml b/recorder.yaml
index 95b5d30..3e28f55 100644
--- a/recorder.yaml
+++ b/recorder.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
   db_url: !secret ha_recorder_dburl
   # Commit to db only every X seconds
-  commit_interval: 10
-  # Delete events and states older than 2 weeks
+  commit_interval: 60
+  # Delete events and states older than 1 week
   auto_purge: true
   purge_keep_days: 7
 #  include: