diff --git a/agent/conf/agent.properties b/agent/conf/agent.properties
index b15534a0be6a..12fcd232af99 100644
--- a/agent/conf/agent.properties
+++ b/agent/conf/agent.properties
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ hypervisor.type=kvm
 
 # The time interval (in seconds) at which the balloon driver will get memory stats updates.
 # This is equivalent to Libvirt's --period parameter when using the dommemstat command.
-# vm.memballoon.stats.period=0
+# vm.memballoon.stats.period=60
 
 # Set to true to check disk activity on VM's disks before starting a VM. This only applies
 # to QCOW2 files, and ensures that there is no other running instance accessing
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/com/cloud/agent/properties/AgentProperties.java b/agent/src/main/java/com/cloud/agent/properties/AgentProperties.java
index 0e979d370f40..c446f7592714 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/com/cloud/agent/properties/AgentProperties.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/com/cloud/agent/properties/AgentProperties.java
@@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ public Property<Integer> getWorkers() {
     /**
      * The time interval (in seconds) at which the balloon driver will get memory stats updates. This is equivalent to Libvirt's <code>--period</code> parameter when using the dommemstat command.
      * Data type: Integer.<br>
-     * Default value: <code>0</code>
+     * Default value: <code>60</code>
      */
-    public static final Property<Integer> VM_MEMBALLOON_STATS_PERIOD = new Property<>("vm.memballoon.stats.period", 0);
+    public static final Property<Integer> VM_MEMBALLOON_STATS_PERIOD = new Property<>("vm.memballoon.stats.period", 60);
 
     /**
      * The number of iothreads