diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 030ba926e..6c61bfc66 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		// Offsets specifies configuration for how and when to commit consumed offsets. This currently requires the
 		// manual use of an OffsetManager but will eventually be automated.
 		Offsets struct {
-			// How frequently to commit updated offsets. Defaults to 10s.
+			// How frequently to commit updated offsets. Defaults to 1s.
 			CommitInterval time.Duration
 
 			// The initial offset to use if no offset was previously committed. Should be OffsetNewest or OffsetOldest.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 	c.Consumer.MaxWaitTime = 250 * time.Millisecond
 	c.Consumer.MaxProcessingTime = 100 * time.Millisecond
 	c.Consumer.Return.Errors = false
-	c.Consumer.Offsets.CommitInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	c.Consumer.Offsets.CommitInterval = 1 * time.Second
 	c.Consumer.Offsets.Initial = OffsetNewest
 
 	c.ChannelBufferSize = 256
diff --git a/offset_manager.go b/offset_manager.go
index ca7cd173f..65abcec4c 100644
--- a/offset_manager.go
+++ b/offset_manager.go
@@ -311,9 +311,11 @@ func (pom *partitionOffsetManager) MarkOffset(offset int64, metadata string) {
 	pom.lock.Lock()
 	defer pom.lock.Unlock()
 
-	pom.offset = offset
-	pom.metadata = metadata
-	pom.dirty = true
+	if offset > pom.offset {
+		pom.offset = offset
+		pom.metadata = metadata
+		pom.dirty = true
+	}
 }
 
 func (pom *partitionOffsetManager) updateCommitted(offset int64, metadata string) {