diff --git a/cloud/aws/alb/README.md b/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
index 64d78db..96f6269 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
+++ b/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Inputs
 | httpcode_target_5xx_threshold_critical | target 5xx critical threshold in percentage | string | `80` | no |
 | httpcode_target_5xx_threshold_warning | target 5xx warning threshold in percentage | string | `60` | no |
 | httpcode_target_5xx_timeframe | Monitor timeframe for ALB target httpcode 5xx [available values: `last_#m` (1, 5, 10, 15, or 30), `last_#h` (1, 2, or 4), or `last_1d`] | string | `last_5m` | no |
-| latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for ALB latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `min` | no |
+| latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for ALB latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `max` | no |
 | latency_message | Custom message for ALB latency monitor | string | `` | no |
 | latency_silenced | Groups to mute for ALB latency monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
 | latency_threshold_critical | latency critical threshold in milliseconds | string | `1000` | no |
diff --git a/cloud/aws/alb/inputs.tf b/cloud/aws/alb/inputs.tf
index 68a057a..fdead0b 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/alb/inputs.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/alb/inputs.tf
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ variable "latency_message" {
 variable "latency_aggregator" {
   description = "Monitor aggregator for ALB latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg]"
   type        = "string"
-  default     = "min"
+  default     = "max"
 }
 
 variable "latency_timeframe" {
diff --git a/cloud/aws/apigateway/README.md b/cloud/aws/apigateway/README.md
index 9ec15b9..54e1138 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/apigateway/README.md
+++ b/cloud/aws/apigateway/README.md
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ Inputs
 | http_5xx_requests_threshold_critical | Maximum critical acceptable percent of 5xx errors | string | `20` | no |
 | http_5xx_requests_threshold_warning | Maximum warning acceptable percent of 5xx errors | string | `10` | no |
 | http_5xx_requests_timeframe | Monitor timeframe for API HTTP 5xx requests [available values: `last_#m` (1, 5, 10, 15, or 30), `last_#h` (1, 2, or 4), or `last_1d`] | string | `last_5m` | no |
-| latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for API Gateway latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `min` | no |
+| latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for API Gateway latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `max` | no |
 | latency_message | Custom message for API Gateway latency monitor | string | `` | no |
 | latency_silenced | Groups to mute for API Gateway latency monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
 | latency_threshold_critical | Alerting threshold in milliseconds | string | `800` | no |
 | latency_threshold_warning | Warning threshold in milliseconds | string | `400` | no |
 | latency_timeframe | Monitor timeframe for API latency [available values: `last_#m` (1, 5, 10, 15, or 30), `last_#h` (1, 2, or 4), or `last_1d`] | string | `last_5m` | no |
 | message | Message sent when a monitor is triggered | string | - | yes |
+
 Related documentation
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/cloud/aws/apigateway/inputs.tf b/cloud/aws/apigateway/inputs.tf
index 21598f8..6890408 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/apigateway/inputs.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/apigateway/inputs.tf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ variable "latency_message" {
 variable "latency_aggregator" {
   description = "Monitor aggregator for API Gateway latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg]"
   type        = "string"
-  default     = "min"
+  default     = "max"
 }
 
 variable "latency_timeframe" {
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elb/README.md b/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
index 0dbc061..ab30a8b 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
+++ b/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Inputs
 | elb_backend_5xx_threshold_critical | loadbalancer backend 5xx critical threshold in percentage | string | `10` | no |
 | elb_backend_5xx_threshold_warning | loadbalancer backend 5xx warning threshold in percentage | string | `5` | no |
 | elb_backend_5xx_timeframe | Monitor timeframe for ELB backend 5xx errors [available values: `last_#m` (1, 5, 10, 15, or 30), `last_#h` (1, 2, or 4), or `last_1d`] | string | `last_5m` | no |
-| elb_backend_latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for ELB backend latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `min` | no |
+| elb_backend_latency_aggregator | Monitor aggregator for ELB backend latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg] | string | `max` | no |
 | elb_backend_latency_critical | latency critical threshold in seconds | string | `5` | no |
 | elb_backend_latency_message | Custom message for ELB backend latency monitor | string | `` | no |
 | elb_backend_latency_silenced | Groups to mute for ELB backend latency monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf b/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
index 53dc1fe..056aeb8 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ variable "elb_backend_latency_message" {
 variable "elb_backend_latency_aggregator" {
   description = "Monitor aggregator for ELB backend latency [available values: min, max, sum or avg]"
   type        = "string"
-  default     = "min"
+  default     = "max"
 }
 
 variable "elb_backend_latency_timeframe" {