1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/db/db.cpp b/db/db.cpp
index 9ff49ba183a..51369bbb5e9 100644
--- a/db/db.cpp
+++ b/db/db.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ namespace mongo {
     class DataFileSync : public BackgroundJob {
     public:
         void run(){
+            if ( _sleepsecs > 2100 )
+                _sleepsecs = 2100;
             log(1) << "will flush memory every: " << _sleepsecs << " seconds" << endl;
             int time_flushing = 0;
             while ( ! inShutdown() ){