diff --git a/command/operator_debug.go b/command/operator_debug.go
index 914732220450..86e90218e936 100644
--- a/command/operator_debug.go
+++ b/command/operator_debug.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Debug Options:
 
   -pprof-interval=<pprof-interval>
     The interval between pprof collections. Set interval equal to
-    duration to capture a single snapshot. Defaults to 30s.
+    duration to capture a single snapshot. Defaults to 250ms.
 
   -log-level=<level>
     The log level to monitor. Defaults to DEBUG.
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ func (c *OperatorDebugCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	flags.StringVar(&serverIDs, "server-id", "all", "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&allowStale, "stale", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&output, "output", "", "")
-	flags.StringVar(&pprofDuration, "pprof-duration", "1m", "")
-	flags.StringVar(&pprofInterval, "pprof-interval", "30s", "")
+	flags.StringVar(&pprofDuration, "pprof-duration", "1s", "")
+	flags.StringVar(&pprofInterval, "pprof-interval", "250ms", "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.verbose, "verbose", false, "")
 
 	c.consul = &external{tls: &api.TLSConfig{}}
diff --git a/command/operator_debug_test.go b/command/operator_debug_test.go
index caeb3f8142fb..e5de2971f3b4 100644
--- a/command/operator_debug_test.go
+++ b/command/operator_debug_test.go
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ func TestDebug_MultiRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		// Good
 		{
 			name:         "no region - all servers, all clients",
-			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-duration", "250ms", "-interval", "250ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-duration", "250ms", "-interval", "250ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode: 0,
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "region1 - server1 address",
-			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-region", region1, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-region", region1, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode: 0,
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
 				"Region: " + region1 + "\n",
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestDebug_MultiRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "region1 - client1 address",
-			args:         []string{"-address", addrClient1, "-region", region1, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:         []string{"-address", addrClient1, "-region", region1, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode: 0,
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
 				"Region: " + region1 + "\n",
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func TestDebug_MultiRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "region2 - server2 address",
-			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer2, "-region", region2, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:         []string{"-address", addrServer2, "-region", region2, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode: 0,
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
 				"Region: " + region2 + "\n",
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestDebug_MultiRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "region2 - client2 address",
-			args:         []string{"-address", addrClient2, "-region", region2, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:         []string{"-address", addrClient2, "-region", region2, "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode: 0,
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
 				"Region: " + region2 + "\n",
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func TestDebug_MultiRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		// Bad
 		{
 			name:          "invalid region - all servers, all clients",
-			args:          []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-region", "never", "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "0"},
+			args:          []string{"-address", addrServer1, "-region", "never", "-duration", "50ms", "-interval", "50ms", "-server-id", "all", "-node-id", "all", "-pprof-duration", "1s", "-pprof-interval", "250ms"},
 			expectedCode:  1,
 			expectedError: "500 (No path to region)",
 		},
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ func TestDebug_Failures(t *testing.T) {
 			args:         []string{"-pprof-duration", "baz"},
 			expectedCode: 1,
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "Fails bad pprof interval",
+			args:         []string{"-pprof-interval", "bar"},
+			expectedCode: 1,
+		},
 		{
 			name:          "Fails bad address",
 			args:          []string{"-address", url + "bogus"},
@@ -478,7 +483,8 @@ func TestDebug_CapturedFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		"-node-id", clientID,
 		"-duration", duration.String(),
 		"-interval", interval.String(),
-		"-pprof-duration", "0",
+		"-pprof-duration", "1s",
+		"-pprof-interval", "250ms",
 	})
 
 	// Get capture directory