diff --git a/internal/generator/vector/api/config_test.go b/internal/generator/vector/api/config_test.go
index c08516f33..212ca33d7 100644
--- a/internal/generator/vector/api/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/generator/vector/api/config_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ type = "file"
 path = "/var/run/ocp-collector/secrets"
 
 [sources.internal_metrics]
+scrape_interval_secs = 30
 type = "internal_metrics"
-scrape_interval_seconds = 2
 
 [transforms.bar]
 inputs = ["internal_metrics"]
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ secret:
     path: "/var/run/ocp-collector/secrets"
 sources:
   internal_metrics:
+    scrape_interval_secs: 30
     type: "internal_metrics"
-    scrape_interval_seconds: 2
 transforms:
   bar:
     inputs: ["internal_metrics"]
diff --git a/internal/generator/vector/api/sources/internal_metrics.go b/internal/generator/vector/api/sources/internal_metrics.go
index 695ea7579..d245860ab 100644
--- a/internal/generator/vector/api/sources/internal_metrics.go
+++ b/internal/generator/vector/api/sources/internal_metrics.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type InternalMetrics struct {
-	Type                 types.SourceType `json:"type" yaml:"type" toml:"type"`
-	ScrapIntervalSeconds uint             `json:"scrape_interval_seconds,omitempty" yaml:"scrape_interval_seconds,omitempty" toml:"scrape_interval_seconds,omitempty"`
+	Type                  types.SourceType `json:"type" yaml:"type" toml:"type"`
+	ScrapeIntervalSeconds uint             `json:"scrape_interval_secs,omitempty" yaml:"scrape_interval_secs,omitempty" toml:"scrape_interval_secs,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (i *InternalMetrics) SourceType() types.SourceType {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (i *InternalMetrics) SourceType() types.SourceType {
 
 func NewInternalMetrics() types.Source {
 	return &InternalMetrics{
-		Type: types.SourceTypeInternalMetrics,
+		Type:                  types.SourceTypeInternalMetrics,
+		ScrapeIntervalSeconds: 30,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex.toml b/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex.toml
index 91138cff0..ffe4bd415 100644
--- a/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex.toml
+++ b/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type = "directory"
 path = "/var/run/ocp-collector/secrets"
 
 [sources.internal_metrics]
+scrape_interval_secs = 30
 type = "internal_metrics"
 
 [sources.input_audit_host]
diff --git a/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex_http_receiver.toml b/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex_http_receiver.toml
index 15a47d0b5..051f81089 100644
--- a/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex_http_receiver.toml
+++ b/internal/generator/vector/conf/complex_http_receiver.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type = "directory"
 path = "/var/run/ocp-collector/secrets"
 
 [sources.internal_metrics]
+scrape_interval_secs = 30
 type = "internal_metrics"
 
 [sources.input_audit_host]
diff --git a/internal/generator/vector/conf/container.toml b/internal/generator/vector/conf/container.toml
index 82a3717c2..ea7efc375 100644
--- a/internal/generator/vector/conf/container.toml
+++ b/internal/generator/vector/conf/container.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type = "directory"
 path = "/var/run/ocp-collector/secrets"
 
 [sources.internal_metrics]
+scrape_interval_secs = 30
 type = "internal_metrics"
 
 [sources.input_myinfra_container]
@@ -459,4 +460,4 @@ curves = "X25519MLKEM768:X25519:prime256v1:secp384r1"
 [sinks.prometheus_output.auth]
 strategy = "sar"
 path = "/metrics"
-verb = "get"
\ No newline at end of file
+verb = "get"