diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 0eed91c73..019c9427b 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 
 - BREAKING: `validation` module now uses typed errors ([#851]).
+- Set `checkIncrement` to 5 seconds in Logback config ([#853]).
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 [#846]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/846
 [#851]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/851
+[#853]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/853
 [#855]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/855
 [#858]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/858
 
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/product_logging/framework.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/product_logging/framework.rs
index 72d699e72..18795f7f3 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/product_logging/framework.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/product_logging/framework.rs
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ pub fn create_logback_config(
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy">
       <MaxFileSize>{max_log_file_size_in_mib}MB</MaxFileSize>
+      <checkIncrement>5 seconds</checkIncrement>
     </triggeringPolicy>
   </appender>