diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ed4560f..b687423 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Saraswati changelog
 in progress
 ===========
 
+- Use 5 minutes recording chunk size as default
+
 
 2021-06-20 0.2.0
 ================
diff --git a/saraswati/cli.py b/saraswati/cli.py
index febf077..8f1df7d 100644
--- a/saraswati/cli.py
+++ b/saraswati/cli.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def cli(ctx):
     "--chunk-duration",
     type=click.INT,
     help="Duration of each chunk file (seconds)",
-    default=60,
+    default=5 * 60,
 )
 @click.option(
     "--chunk-max-files",
diff --git a/saraswati/model.py b/saraswati/model.py
index 2a1dbe7..bcc891e 100644
--- a/saraswati/model.py
+++ b/saraswati/model.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SaraswatiSettings:
     channels: List[Channel]
 
     # Chunking options.
-    chunk_duration: Optional[int] = 10
+    chunk_duration: Optional[int] = 5 * 60
     chunk_max_files: Optional[int] = 9999
 
     # Where to store the recordings.