diff --git a/pants.toml b/pants.toml
index 749566761e7..e209242696e 100644
--- a/pants.toml
+++ b/pants.toml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ plugins = [
   "toolchain.pants.buildsense.plugin==0.1.0",
 ]
 
-streaming_workunits_report_interval = 1
-
 build_file_prelude_globs = ["pants-plugins/python_integration_tests_macro.py"]
 
 # The invalidation globs cover the PYTHONPATH by default, but we exclude some files that are on the
@@ -144,8 +142,5 @@ interpreter_constraints = [">=3.7,<3.9"]
 [sourcefile-validation]
 config = "@build-support/regexes/config.yaml"
 
-[run-tracker]
-stats_option_scopes_to_record = ["*"]
-
 [toolchain-setup]
 repo = "pants"
diff --git a/src/python/pants/goal/run_tracker.py b/src/python/pants/goal/run_tracker.py
index 9c0cabd4df3..6bc737fd147 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/goal/run_tracker.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/goal/run_tracker.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def register_options(cls, register):
             "--stats-option-scopes-to-record",
             advanced=True,
             type=list,
-            default=[],
+            default=["*"],
             help="Option scopes to record in stats on run completion. "
             "Options may be selected by joining the scope and the option with a ^ character, "
             "i.e. to get option `pantsd` in the GLOBAL scope, you'd pass `GLOBAL^pantsd`. "
diff --git a/src/python/pants/option/global_options.py b/src/python/pants/option/global_options.py
index 2d70b8a81f0..29854acc213 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/option/global_options.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/option/global_options.py
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ def register_options(cls, register):
         register(
             "--streaming-workunits-report-interval",
             type=float,
-            default=10,
+            default=1,
             advanced=True,
             help="Interval in seconds between when streaming workunit event receivers will be polled.",
         )