diff --git a/example/docker-compose-grafana-prometheus/config.yaml b/example/docker-compose-grafana-prometheus/config.yaml
index dda12429..d29f7fe0 100644
--- a/example/docker-compose-grafana-prometheus/config.yaml
+++ b/example/docker-compose-grafana-prometheus/config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       - "[STATUS] == 200"
   - name: GitHub
     url: https://api.github.com/healthz
+    interval: 5m
     conditions:
       - "[STATUS] == 200"
   - name: Example
diff --git a/example/kubernetes/gatus.yaml b/example/kubernetes/gatus.yaml
index 3c2534fd..13828a3c 100644
--- a/example/kubernetes/gatus.yaml
+++ b/example/kubernetes/gatus.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ data:
           - "[STATUS] == 200"
       - name: GitHub
         url: https://api.github.com/healthz
+        interval: 5m
         conditions:
           - "[STATUS] == 200"
       - name: Example