diff --git a/config/config.md b/config/config.md
index 992296d482..1343f60dbd 100644
--- a/config/config.md
+++ b/config/config.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 | `region_engine.mito.max_background_purges` | Integer | Auto | Max number of running background purge jobs (default: number of cpu cores). |
 | `region_engine.mito.experimental_compaction_memory_limit` | String | 0 | Memory budget for compaction tasks.<br/>Supports absolute size (e.g., "2GiB", "512MB") or percentage of system memory (e.g., "50%").<br/>Setting it to 0 or "unlimited" disables the limit. |
 | `region_engine.mito.experimental_compaction_on_exhausted` | String | wait | Behavior when compaction cannot acquire memory from the budget.<br/>Options: "wait" (default, 10s), "wait(<duration>)", "fail" |
-| `region_engine.mito.auto_flush_interval` | String | `1h` | Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet. |
+| `region_engine.mito.auto_flush_interval` | String | `10m` | Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet. |
 | `region_engine.mito.global_write_buffer_size` | String | Auto | Global write buffer size for all regions. If not set, it's default to 1/8 of OS memory with a max limitation of 1GB. |
 | `region_engine.mito.global_write_buffer_reject_size` | String | Auto | Global write buffer size threshold to reject write requests. If not set, it's default to 2 times of `global_write_buffer_size`. |
 | `region_engine.mito.default_region_write_buffer_size` | String | `0` | Default write buffer size for each region. Regions stall at this size and reject writes at twice this size. Setting it to 0 disables both limits unless the table specifies `write_buffer_size`. |
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
 | `region_engine.mito.max_background_purges` | Integer | Auto | Max number of running background purge jobs (default: number of cpu cores). |
 | `region_engine.mito.experimental_compaction_memory_limit` | String | 0 | Memory budget for compaction tasks.<br/>Supports absolute size (e.g., "2GiB", "512MB") or percentage of system memory (e.g., "50%").<br/>Setting it to 0 or "unlimited" disables the limit. |
 | `region_engine.mito.experimental_compaction_on_exhausted` | String | wait | Behavior when compaction cannot acquire memory from the budget.<br/>Options: "wait" (default, 10s), "wait(<duration>)", "fail" |
-| `region_engine.mito.auto_flush_interval` | String | `1h` | Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet. |
+| `region_engine.mito.auto_flush_interval` | String | `10m` | Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet. |
 | `region_engine.mito.global_write_buffer_size` | String | Auto | Global write buffer size for all regions. If not set, it's default to 1/8 of OS memory with a max limitation of 1GB. |
 | `region_engine.mito.global_write_buffer_reject_size` | String | Auto | Global write buffer size threshold to reject write requests. If not set, it's default to 2 times of `global_write_buffer_size` |
 | `region_engine.mito.default_region_write_buffer_size` | String | `0` | Default write buffer size for each region. Regions stall at this size and reject writes at twice this size. Setting it to 0 disables both limits unless the table specifies `write_buffer_size`. |
diff --git a/config/datanode.example.toml b/config/datanode.example.toml
index 5966405452..20c84fd9ee 100644
--- a/config/datanode.example.toml
+++ b/config/datanode.example.toml
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ compress_manifest = false
 #+ experimental_compaction_on_exhausted = "wait"
 
 ## Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet.
-auto_flush_interval = "1h"
+auto_flush_interval = "10m"
 
 ## Global write buffer size for all regions. If not set, it's default to 1/8 of OS memory with a max limitation of 1GB.
 ## @toml2docs:none-default="Auto"
diff --git a/config/standalone.example.toml b/config/standalone.example.toml
index 70f74c7f94..6ca13566d7 100644
--- a/config/standalone.example.toml
+++ b/config/standalone.example.toml
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ compress_manifest = false
 #+ experimental_compaction_on_exhausted = "wait"
 
 ## Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet.
-auto_flush_interval = "1h"
+auto_flush_interval = "10m"
 
 ## Global write buffer size for all regions. If not set, it's default to 1/8 of OS memory with a max limitation of 1GB.
 ## @toml2docs:none-default="Auto"
diff --git a/src/cmd/tests/load_config_test.rs b/src/cmd/tests/load_config_test.rs
index 70594d0653..8af216256f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/tests/load_config_test.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/tests/load_config_test.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn test_load_datanode_example_config() {
             },
             region_engine: vec![
                 RegionEngineConfig::Mito(MitoConfig {
-                    auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(3600),
+                    auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(10 * 60),
                     default_region_write_buffer_size: ReadableSize::mb(0),
                     write_cache_ttl: Some(Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 8)),
                     scan_memory_limit: MemoryLimit::Unlimited,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ fn test_load_standalone_example_config() {
             }),
             region_engine: vec![
                 RegionEngineConfig::Mito(MitoConfig {
-                    auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(3600),
+                    auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(10 * 60),
                     default_region_write_buffer_size: ReadableSize::mb(0),
                     write_cache_ttl: Some(Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 8)),
                     scan_memory_limit: MemoryLimit::Unlimited,
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/config.rs b/src/mito2/src/config.rs
index 54445549a0..be74fa67c6 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/config.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub struct MitoConfig {
     pub experimental_compaction_on_exhausted: OnExhaustedPolicy,
 
     // Flush configs:
-    /// Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet (default 30 min).
+    /// Interval to auto flush a region if it has not flushed yet (default 10 min).
     #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub auto_flush_interval: Duration,
     /// Global write buffer size threshold to trigger flush.
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl Default for MitoConfig {
             max_background_purges: get_total_cpu_cores(),
             experimental_compaction_memory_limit: MemoryLimit::Unlimited,
             experimental_compaction_on_exhausted: OnExhaustedPolicy::default(),
-            auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(30 * 60),
+            auto_flush_interval: Duration::from_secs(10 * 60),
             global_write_buffer_size: ReadableSize::gb(1),
             global_write_buffer_reject_size: ReadableSize::gb(2),
             default_region_write_buffer_size: ReadableSize::mb(0),
@@ -381,6 +381,14 @@ impl MitoConfig {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_auto_flush_interval() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Duration::from_secs(10 * 60),
+            MitoConfig::default().auto_flush_interval
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_adjust_sst_metadata_and_prefilter_cache_caps_independently() {
         let mut config = MitoConfig::default();
diff --git a/tests-integration/tests/http.rs b/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
index 43ba8701d7..f4cfda24dc 100644
--- a/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
+++ b/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ experimental_manifest_keep_removed_file_ttl = "1h"
 compress_manifest = false
 experimental_compaction_memory_limit = "unlimited"
 experimental_compaction_on_exhausted = "wait"
-auto_flush_interval = "30m"
+auto_flush_interval = "10m"
 default_region_write_buffer_size = "0KiB"
 enable_write_cache = false
 write_cache_path = ""