diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
index b8ddc87..57a14bd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "cloud.storage.cache.policy" : "selective",
     "cloud.storage.debug.mode.enabled" : false,
     "cloud.storage.debug.sweep.threshold.size" : 1073741824,
-    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 60,
+    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 120,
     "cloud.storage.endpoint" : "",
     "cloud.storage.index.inactive.duration.threshold" : 360,
     "cloud.storage.prefix" : "",
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
index 3d92c44..09492ba 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "cloud.storage.cache.policy" : "selective",
     "cloud.storage.debug.mode.enabled" : false,
     "cloud.storage.debug.sweep.threshold.size" : 1073741824,
-    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 60,
+    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 120,
     "cloud.storage.endpoint" : "",
     "cloud.storage.index.inactive.duration.threshold" : 360,
     "cloud.storage.prefix" : "",
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
index 5264d9d..58fc0dc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "cloud.storage.cache.policy" : "selective",
     "cloud.storage.debug.mode.enabled" : false,
     "cloud.storage.debug.sweep.threshold.size" : 1073741824,
-    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 60,
+    "cloud.storage.disk.monitor.interval" : 120,
     "cloud.storage.endpoint" : "",
     "cloud.storage.index.inactive.duration.threshold" : 360,
     "cloud.storage.prefix" : "",
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/CloudProperties.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/CloudProperties.java
index dd90f1a..ea12621 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/CloudProperties.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/CloudProperties.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         CLOUD_STORAGE_ALLOCATION_PERCENTAGE(DOUBLE, 0.8d),
         // 90% of the allocated space for storage (i.e., 90% of the 80% of the total disk space)
         CLOUD_STORAGE_SWEEP_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE(DOUBLE, 0.9d),
-        CLOUD_STORAGE_DISK_MONITOR_INTERVAL(POSITIVE_INTEGER, 60),
+        CLOUD_STORAGE_DISK_MONITOR_INTERVAL(POSITIVE_INTEGER, 120),
         CLOUD_STORAGE_INDEX_INACTIVE_DURATION_THRESHOLD(POSITIVE_INTEGER, 360),
         CLOUD_STORAGE_DEBUG_MODE_ENABLED(BOOLEAN, false),
         CLOUD_STORAGE_DEBUG_SWEEP_THRESHOLD_SIZE(LONG_BYTE_UNIT, StorageUtil.getLongSizeInBytes(1, GIGABYTE)),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                 case CLOUD_STORAGE_DISK_MONITOR_INTERVAL:
                     return "The disk monitoring interval time (in seconds): determines how often the system"
                             + " checks for pressure on disk space when using the 'selective' caching policy."
-                            + " (default : 60 seconds)";
+                            + " (default : 120 seconds)";
                 case CLOUD_STORAGE_INDEX_INACTIVE_DURATION_THRESHOLD:
                     return "The duration in minutes to consider an index is inactive. (default: 360 or 6 hours)";
                 case CLOUD_STORAGE_DEBUG_MODE_ENABLED:
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/cloud/filesystem/PhysicalDrive.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/cloud/filesystem/PhysicalDrive.java
index 6a2d9c8..e4fefa5 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/cloud/filesystem/PhysicalDrive.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/cloud/filesystem/PhysicalDrive.java
@@ -56,8 +56,15 @@
         long usedSpace = getUsedSpace();
         boolean isPressured = usedSpace > pressureSize;
         pressured.set(isPressured);
-        LOGGER.info("Used space: {}, pressureCapacity: {} (isPressured: {})",
-                StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(usedSpace), StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(pressureSize), isPressured);
+
+        if (isPressured) {
+            LOGGER.info("Used space: {}, pressureCapacity: {} (isPressured: {})",
+                    StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(usedSpace), StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(pressureSize), true);
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.debug("Used space: {}, pressureCapacity: {} (isPressured: {})",
+                    StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(usedSpace), StorageUtil.toHumanReadableSize(pressureSize), false);
+        }
+
         return isPressured;
     }