diff --git a/.config/atuin/config.toml b/.config/atuin/config.toml
index ae3e8fe0..1ff39ff3 100644
--- a/.config/atuin/config.toml
+++ b/.config/atuin/config.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ update_check = true
 ## how often to sync history. note that this is only triggered when a command
 ## is ran, so sync intervals may well be longer
 ## set it to 0 to sync after every command
-sync_frequency = "0"
+sync_frequency = "10m"
 
 ## which search mode to use
 ## possible values: prefix, fulltext, fuzzy, skim