diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 5baf978d44d0..edd63cc8e6c5 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 
 # The number of seconds to buffer callback receiver bulk
 # writes in memory before flushing via JobEvent.objects.bulk_create()
-JOB_EVENT_BUFFER_SECONDS = 0.1
+JOB_EVENT_BUFFER_SECONDS = 1
 
 # The interval at which callback receiver statistics should be
 # recorded