diff --git a/System/Local/Monitoring/Log.hs b/System/Local/Monitoring/Log.hs
--- a/System/Local/Monitoring/Log.hs
+++ b/System/Local/Monitoring/Log.hs
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
 --
 -- * @logfile@ = @\"./ekg.log\"@
 --
--- * @flushInterval@ = @1000@
+-- * @flushInterval@ = @5000@
 --
 -- * @debug@ = @False@
 defaultLogOptions :: LogOptions
 defaultLogOptions = LogOptions
     { logfile       = "./ekg.log"
-    , flushInterval = 1000
+    , flushInterval = 5000
     , debug         = False
     , prefix        = ""
     , suffix        = ""
diff --git a/ekg-log.cabal b/ekg-log.cabal
--- a/ekg-log.cabal
+++ b/ekg-log.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                ekg-log
-version:             0.1.0.1
+version:             0.1.0.2
 synopsis:            Push metrics to a log file.
 description:
   This library lets you push system metrics to a log file.