diff --git a/core/invoker/src/main/resources/application.conf b/core/invoker/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 2dc80d48342..25818f53df0 100644
--- a/core/invoker/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/core/invoker/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ whisk {
       #aka 'How long should a container sit idle until we kill it?'
       idle-container = 10 minutes
       pause-grace = 50 milliseconds
-      keeping-duration = 60 minutes
+      keeping-duration = 1 second
     }
     action-health-check {
       enabled = false # if true, prewarm containers will be pinged periodically and warm containers will be pinged once after resumed