diff --git a/pageserver/src/layered_repository/inmemory_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/layered_repository/inmemory_layer.rs
index b642939ef2..23c16c139b 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/layered_repository/inmemory_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/layered_repository/inmemory_layer.rs
@@ -584,10 +584,10 @@ impl InMemoryLayer {
                 inner.page_versions.iter(),
                 inner.segsizes.clone(),
             )?;
-            return Ok(Arc::new(delta_layer));
+            Ok(Arc::new(delta_layer));
         } else {
             let image_layer = ImageLayer::create_from_src(self.conf, timeline, self, end_lsn)?;
-            return Ok(Arc::new(image_layer));
+            Ok(Arc::new(image_layer));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/pageserver/src/lib.rs b/pageserver/src/lib.rs
index 80f41e6673..ea6048056e 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub mod defaults {
     pub const DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
     pub const DEFAULT_GC_HORIZON: u64 = 64u64 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-    pub const DEFAULT_GC_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10000);
+    pub const DEFAULT_GC_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
     pub const DEFAULT_SUPERUSER: &str = "zenith_admin";
     pub const DEFAULT_RELISH_STORAGE_MAX_CONCURRENT_SYNC_LIMITS: usize = 100;