diff --git a/src/acct/accounting.rb b/src/acct/accounting.rb
index 55816ae6a8..1fd0c6b8ac 100644
--- a/src/acct/accounting.rb
+++ b/src/acct/accounting.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ module OneWatch
 
             # Upate the active VMs
             @active_vms = new_active_vms.sort
+
+            WatchHelper::Vm.flush
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf b/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
index 50f0f56582..7b4e099817 100644
--- a/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
+++ b/src/acct/etc/acctd.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     :STEPS: 1
 
     # Number of VM records to preserve
-    :WINDOW_SIZE: 100
+    :WINDOW_SIZE: 5
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # HOST Monitoring
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     :STEPS: 3
 
     # Number of HOST records to preserve
-    :WINDOW_SIZE: 100
+    :WINDOW_SIZE: 5
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Accounting