diff --git a/ansible/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
index 5ba8fbbf28..db7718e1d8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 [[outputs.influxdb]]
   urls = [{% for host in groups['influxdb'] %}"{{ influxdb_proto }}://{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address']}}:{{ influxdb_http_port }}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}]
   database = "telegraf" # required
-  retention_policy = "default"
+  retention_policy = "autogen"
   write_consistency = "any"
   timeout = "5s"
 [[inputs.cpu]]