diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 095457dd2a2..d35f71fa4ce 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 app_name = Grafana
 app_mode = production
 
-# Once every 24 hours Grafana will report anonymous data to
+# Once every 1 hour Grafana will report anonymous data to
 # stats.grafana.org (https). No ip addresses are being tracked.
 # only simple counters to track running instances, dashboard
 # count and errors. It is very helpful to us.
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index a51600a606d..f7207668c8f 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 app_mode = production
 
-# Once every 24 hours Grafana will report anonymous data to
+# Once every 1 hour Grafana will report anonymous data to
 # stats.grafana.org (https). No ip addresses are being tracked.
 # only simple counters to track running instances, dashboard
-# count and errors. It is very helpful to us.
+# counts and errors. It is very helpful to us.
 # Change this option to false to disable reporting.
 reporting-enabled = true
 
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/report_usage.go b/pkg/metrics/report_usage.go
index b31b55333cc..f952e56fab6 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/report_usage.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/report_usage.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func StartUsageReportLoop() chan struct{} {
 	M_Instance_Start.Inc(1)
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Minute)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C: