diff --git a/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py b/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
index 34cf5dcbf..6de1da68b 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ descriptions = {
 
 method_configs["nerfacto"] = TrainerConfig(
     method_name="nerfacto",
-    steps_per_eval_batch=20,
+    steps_per_eval_batch=500,
     steps_per_save=2000,
     max_num_iterations=30000,
     mixed_precision=True,