diff --git a/waku/waku_archive_legacy/archive.nim b/waku/waku_archive_legacy/archive.nim
index 753a2e64b0..adef8bdff4 100644
--- a/waku/waku_archive_legacy/archive.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_archive_legacy/archive.nim
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const
   WakuArchiveDefaultRetentionPolicyInterval* = chronos.minutes(30)
 
   # Metrics reporting
-  WakuArchiveDefaultMetricsReportInterval* = chronos.minutes(1)
+  WakuArchiveDefaultMetricsReportInterval* = chronos.minutes(30)
 
   # Message validation
   # 20 seconds maximum allowable sender timestamp "drift"