diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 37b07e978ca..feb01e292bd 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ public enum Config {
 	PingInterval("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "ping.interval", "60", "Ping interval in seconds", null),
 	PingTimeout("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Float.class, "ping.timeout", "2.5", "Multiplier to ping.interval before announcing an agent has timed out", null),
 	ClusterDeltaSyncInterval("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "sync.interval", "60", "Cluster Delta sync interval in seconds", null),
-	ClusterFullSyncSkipSteps("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "skip.steps", "60", "Cluster full sync skip steps count", null),
+ ClusterFullSyncSkipSteps("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class,
+            "skip.steps", "525600", "Cluster full sync skip steps count", null),
 	Port("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "port", "8250", "Port to listen on for agent connection.", null),
 	RouterCpuMHz("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "router.cpu.mhz", String.valueOf(VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.DEFAULT_ROUTER_CPU_MHZ), "Default CPU speed (MHz) for router VM.", null),
 	RestartRetryInterval("Advanced", HighAvailabilityManager.class, Integer.class, "restart.retry.interval", "600", "Time (in seconds) between retries to restart a vm", null),