diff --git a/sysprof-module.c b/sysprof-module.c
index fdee2247..284873ff 100644
--- a/sysprof-module.c
+++ b/sysprof-module.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Soeren Sandmann (sandmann@daimi.au.dk)");
 
-#define SAMPLES_PER_SECOND (20)
+#define SAMPLES_PER_SECOND (50)
 #define INTERVAL (HZ / SAMPLES_PER_SECOND)
 #define N_TRACES 256