diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46cb55e..0d688df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Increased the default `--loop` interval from every minute to every 30 minutes ([#23]).
+
+[#23]: https://github.com/stackabletech/containerdebug/pull/23
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2024-12-16
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 491a759..2773cf8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ const APP_NAME: &str = "containerdebug";
 /// Collects and prints helpful debugging information about the environment that it is running in.
 #[derive(clap::Parser)]
 struct Opts {
-    /// Loop every DURATION, instead of shutting down once completed (default DURATION: 1m)
+    /// Loop every DURATION, instead of shutting down once completed (default DURATION: 30m)
     #[clap(
         long = "loop",
         value_name = "INTERVAL",
-        default_missing_value = "1m",
+        default_missing_value = "30m",
         num_args = 0..=1,
         require_equals = true,
     )]