diff --git a/asyncua/common/subscription.py b/asyncua/common/subscription.py
index 2b239cc8e..469d09a4b 100644
--- a/asyncua/common/subscription.py
+++ b/asyncua/common/subscription.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ async def subscribe_data_change(
         attr: ua.AttributeIds = ua.AttributeIds.Value,
         queuesize: int = 0,
         monitoring=ua.MonitoringMode.Reporting,
-        sampling_interval: ua.Duration = 0.0
+        sampling_interval: ua.Duration = 50.0
     ) -> Union[int, List[Union[int, ua.StatusCode]]]:
         """
         Subscribe to data change events of one or multiple nodes.