diff --git a/pkg/profiles/default.go b/pkg/profiles/default.go
index 1fab5b8a4..8d3da91ff 100644
--- a/pkg/profiles/default.go
+++ b/pkg/profiles/default.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 	LetsEncryptOptionDefault = "disabled"
 
 	// AutoUpgradeIntervalDefault is the default value for the DefaultImageCheckInterval field
-	AutoUpgradeIntervalDefault = "5m"
+	AutoUpgradeIntervalDefault = "1m"
 
 	// HttpEndpointPatternDefault is a pattern that works with Let's Encrypt
 	HttpEndpointPatternDefault = "{{hashConcat 8 .Container .App .Namespace | truncate}}.{{.ClusterDomain}}"