diff --git a/cache/memory/memory.go b/cache/memory/memory.go
index a43e1b442e0..0885fcbd231 100644
--- a/cache/memory/memory.go
+++ b/cache/memory/memory.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ func (c *InMemoryCache) RemoveContainer(containerName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *InMemoryCache) GetMaxAge() time.Duration {
+	return c.maxAge
+}
+
 func New(
 	maxAge time.Duration,
 	backend []storage.StorageDriver,
diff --git a/manager/container.go b/manager/container.go
index cf868953c9a..a268f61b5ec 100644
--- a/manager/container.go
+++ b/manager/container.go
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ import (
 
 // Housekeeping interval.
 var enableLoadReader = flag.Bool("enable_load_reader", false, "Whether to enable cpu load reader")
-var HousekeepingInterval = flag.Duration("housekeeping_interval", 1*time.Second, "Interval between container housekeepings")
+var HousekeepingInterval = flag.Duration("housekeeping_interval", 1*time.Second, "Interval between container housekeepings."+
+	" It should be less than 'max_housekeeping_interval',"+
+	" and it must be less than memory's maxAge('storage_duration'), which is set to 2 minutes by default.")
 
 // TODO: replace regular expressions with something simpler, such as strings.Split().
 // cgroup type chosen to fetch the cgroup path of a process.
@@ -496,6 +498,22 @@ func (cd *containerData) nextHousekeepingInterval() time.Duration {
 				// Lower interval back to the baseline.
 				cd.housekeepingInterval = *HousekeepingInterval
 			}
+		} else if len(stats) < 2 {
+			// Lower the interval if less than two stats
+
+			// If set housekeepingInterval and maxHousekeepingInterval to large values, both greater than memoryCache.maxAge.
+			if cd.housekeepingInterval >= cd.memoryCache.GetMaxAge() &&
+				cd.maxHousekeepingInterval >= cd.memoryCache.GetMaxAge() &&
+				*HousekeepingInterval >= cd.memoryCache.GetMaxAge() {
+				const defaultHousekeepingInterval = 10 * time.Second
+				cd.housekeepingInterval = cd.memoryCache.GetMaxAge() - defaultHousekeepingInterval
+			} else if cd.housekeepingInterval > cd.maxHousekeepingInterval {
+				// Due to the lack of enforced validation, incorrect settings may occur.
+				cd.housekeepingInterval = cd.maxHousekeepingInterval
+			} else {
+				// Lower interval back to the baseline.
+				cd.housekeepingInterval = *HousekeepingInterval
+			}
 		}
 	}