diff --git a/roles/nagios/templates/nagios-ansible.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios/templates/nagios-ansible.cfg.j2
index 16c9eaf..5c78be8 100644
--- a/roles/nagios/templates/nagios-ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios/templates/nagios-ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define host {
 	name			ansible-linux-server
 	check_period		24x7
 	check_interval		10
-	retry_interval		1
+	retry_interval		3
 	max_check_attempts	10
 	check_command		check-host-alive
 	notification_period	24x7