diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
index 520c882f980..526d823f6f7 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	containerPollTime = 300 * time.Millisecond
+	containerPollTime = 1 * time.Second
 	launchGracePeriod = 5 * time.Minute
 )