diff --git a/lib/datastore.js b/lib/datastore.js
index 32a8f6a..38629ea 100755
--- a/lib/datastore.js
+++ b/lib/datastore.js
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class Datastore extends EventEmitter {
   setAutocompactionInterval (interval) {
     const minInterval = 5000
     if (Number.isNaN(Number(interval))) throw new Error('Interval must be a non-NaN number')
-    const realInterval = Math.max(Number(interval) || 0, minInterval)
+    const realInterval = Math.max(Number(interval), minInterval)
 
     this.stopAutocompaction()