diff --git a/pkg/spoke/spokeagent.go b/pkg/spoke/spokeagent.go
index 1570203fe..6c3b42cdb 100644
--- a/pkg/spoke/spokeagent.go
+++ b/pkg/spoke/spokeagent.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func NewWorkloadAgentOptions() *WorkloadAgentOptions {
 	return &WorkloadAgentOptions{
 		QPS:                50,
 		Burst:              100,
-		StatusSyncInterval: 30 * time.Second,
+		StatusSyncInterval: 10 * time.Second,
 	}
 }