diff --git a/profiles/virtual-guest/tuned.conf b/profiles/virtual-guest/tuned.conf
index e7bc2ec..835e030 100644
--- a/profiles/virtual-guest/tuned.conf
+++ b/profiles/virtual-guest/tuned.conf
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ dirty_bytes = 30%
 # Filesystem I/O is usually much more efficient than swapping, so try to keep
 # swapping low.  It's usually safe to go even lower than this on systems with
 # server-grade storage.
-vm.swappiness = 30
+vm.swappiness = 5