diff --git a/databases/mysql/README.md b/databases/mysql/README.md
index b988d29..ea48614 100644
--- a/databases/mysql/README.md
+++ b/databases/mysql/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Inputs
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
-| delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `900` | no |
+| delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `15` | no |
 | environment | Environment | string | - | yes |
 | filter_tags_use_defaults | Use default filter tags convention | string | `true` | no |
 | filter_tags_custom | Tags used for custom filtering when filter_tags_use_defaults is false | string | `*` | no |
diff --git a/databases/mysql/inputs.tf b/databases/mysql/inputs.tf
index 3f1de5c..e0648ba 100644
--- a/databases/mysql/inputs.tf
+++ b/databases/mysql/inputs.tf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ variable "environment" {
 # Global DataDog
 variable "delay" {
   description = "Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation"
-  default     = 900
+  default     = 15
 }
 
 variable "message" {