diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Supervision.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Supervision.cpp
index ba60b7bd9b..e918af7872 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Supervision.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Supervision.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 
 using namespace arangodb::consensus;
 
-Supervision::Supervision() : arangodb::Thread("Supervision"), _agent(nullptr) {}
+Supervision::Supervision() : arangodb::Thread("Supervision"), _agent(nullptr),
+                             _frequency(5000000) {}
 
 Supervision::~Supervision() {
   shutdown();