diff --git a/mongo/datadog_checks/mongo/config.py b/mongo/datadog_checks/mongo/config.py
index 7cda2ab30bc0a..86acee690b0a6 100644
--- a/mongo/datadog_checks/mongo/config.py
+++ b/mongo/datadog_checks/mongo/config.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __init__(self, instance, log):
 
         # DBM config options
         self.dbm_enabled = is_affirmative(instance.get('dbm', False))
-        self.database_instance_collection_interval = instance.get('database_instance_collection_interval', 1800)
+        self.database_instance_collection_interval = instance.get('database_instance_collection_interval', 300)
         self.cluster_name = instance.get('cluster_name', None)
         self._operation_samples_config = instance.get('operation_samples', {})