diff --git a/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java b/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
index 7835fd69074..810de3dc959 100644
--- a/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
+++ b/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public int get() {
     private Duration evictionInterval = Duration.seconds(5);
 
     @NotNull
-    @MinDuration(1)
+    @MinDuration(value = 50, unit = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
     private Duration validationInterval = Duration.seconds(30);
 
     private Optional<String> validatorClassName = Optional.empty();