diff --git a/prometheus.yaml b/prometheus.yaml
index 4001c0fa9..5501da2b3 100644
--- a/prometheus.yaml
+++ b/prometheus.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 scrape_configs:
   - job_name: 'zebrad'
-    scrape_interval: 1s
+    scrape_interval: 500ms
     metrics_path: '/'
     static_configs:
       - targets: ['localhost:9999']