diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zookeeper/templates/zoo.cfg.j2 b/playbooks/roles/zookeeper/templates/zoo.cfg.j2
index 8ca9db5b63..88821e1922 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zookeeper/templates/zoo.cfg.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zookeeper/templates/zoo.cfg.j2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ autopurge.snapRetainCount=3
 # be separately controlled through snapRetainCount and
 # defaults to the minimum value of 3. This will quickly fill the
 # disk in production if not enabled. Works on ZK >=3.4.
-autopurge.purgeInterval=6
+autopurge.purgeInterval=2
 maxClientCnxns=60
 standaloneEnabled=true
 admin.enableServer=true