diff --git a/share/etc/oned.conf b/share/etc/oned.conf
index dd23827eb4..0891e0fd08 100644
--- a/share/etc/oned.conf
+++ b/share/etc/oned.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 #  MONITORING_INTERVAL_VM: Time in seconds between VM monitorization.
 #  MONITORING_INTERVAL_MARKET: Time in seconds between market monitorization.
 #  MONITORING_INTERVAL_DATASTORE: Time in seconds between image monitorization.
-#
+#  MONITORING_INTERVAL_DB_UPDATE: Time in seconds between DB writes of VM
+#  monitoring information. -1 to disable DB updating and 0 to write every update
 #  MONITORING_THREADS: Max. number of threads used to process monitor messages
 #
 #  HOST_PER_INTERVAL: Number of hosts monitored in each interval.
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ MONITORING_INTERVAL_HOST      = 180
 MONITORING_INTERVAL_VM        = 180
 MONITORING_INTERVAL_DATASTORE = 300
 MONITORING_INTERVAL_MARKET    = 600
+MONITORING_INTERVAL_DB_UPDATE = 0
 
 MONITORING_THREADS  = 50