diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 27ac9b1..e4e974d 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ MONITOR_CPU_PCT=90
 MONITOR_MEM_PCT=90
 MONITOR_STORAGE_PCT=85
 # A container restart within this window alarms (time-based so it self-clears)
-MONITOR_RESTART_WINDOW_MIN=15
+MONITOR_RESTART_WINDOW_MIN=1
 # How long a pod may sit Pending / not-Ready before alarming
 MONITOR_PENDING_GRACE_MIN=10
 # Infra namespaces watched in addition to {K8S_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}-*.
diff --git a/helm/vtafarm-api/values.yaml b/helm/vtafarm-api/values.yaml
index ffb04a9..d5c24b8 100644
--- a/helm/vtafarm-api/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/vtafarm-api/values.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ monitor:
   cpuPct: "90"
   memPct: "90"
   storagePct: "85"
-  restartWindowMin: "15"
+  restartWindowMin: "1"
   pendingGraceMin: "10"
   extraNamespaces: "vault,vault-transit,longhorn-system"
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index e8cecc8..7c4d886 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func Load() *Config {
 			CPUPercent:       getEnvInt("MONITOR_CPU_PCT", 90),
 			MemPercent:       getEnvInt("MONITOR_MEM_PCT", 90),
 			StoragePercent:   getEnvInt("MONITOR_STORAGE_PCT", 85),
-			RestartWindowMin: getEnvInt("MONITOR_RESTART_WINDOW_MIN", 15),
+			RestartWindowMin: getEnvInt("MONITOR_RESTART_WINDOW_MIN", 1),
 			PendingGraceMin:  getEnvInt("MONITOR_PENDING_GRACE_MIN", 10),
 			ExtraNamespaces:  splitComma(getEnv("MONITOR_EXTRA_NAMESPACES", "vault,vault-transit,longhorn-system")),
 		},