diff --git a/atlas-cloudwatch/src/main/resources/sqs.conf b/atlas-cloudwatch/src/main/resources/sqs.conf
index a2cce1ec..47a1e5c0 100644
--- a/atlas-cloudwatch/src/main/resources/sqs.conf
+++ b/atlas-cloudwatch/src/main/resources/sqs.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ atlas {
     sqs = {
       namespace = "AWS/SQS"
       period = 1m
-      end-period-offset = 3
+      end-period-offset = 4
 
       dimensions = [
         "QueueName"