diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCfg.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCfg.c
index 54d2eabfa4..c326c8bfac 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCfg.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCfg.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const SVnodeCfg vnodeCfgDefault = {.vgId = -1,
                                    .tsdbCfg = {.precision = TSDB_TIME_PRECISION_MILLI,
                                                .update = 1,
                                                .compression = 2,
-                                               .slLevel = 1,
+                                               .slLevel = 5,
                                                .days = 14400,
                                                .minRows = 100,
                                                .maxRows = 4096,