diff --git a/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml b/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
index f9a7934c5..d755f6eaf 100644
--- a/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   <schema id="org.virt-manager.virt-manager.stats" path="/org/virt-manager/virt-manager/stats/">
 
     <key name="update-interval" type="i">
-      <default>1</default>
+      <default>3</default>
       <summary>The statistics update interval</summary>
       <description>The statistics update interval in seconds</description>
     </key>