diff --git a/decaymap/decaymap.go b/decaymap/decaymap.go
index 267841ac..93e1511e 100644
--- a/decaymap/decaymap.go
+++ b/decaymap/decaymap.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (m *Impl[K, V]) Close() {
 func (m *Impl[K, V]) cleanupWorker() {
 	defer m.wg.Done()
 	batch := make([]deleteReq[K], 0, 64)
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(15 * time.Minute)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	flush := func() {
diff --git a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c4271c7..3a58761a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- The memory store now decays values every 15 minutes instead of every 10 milliseconds.
 - Add Polish locale ([#1292](https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/pull/1309))
 
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