diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index e37eff4019..f8682d5a71 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ CINDER_SERVICE_PORT_INT=${CINDER_SERVICE_PORT_INT:-18776}
 CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL=${CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL:-$SERVICE_PROTOCOL}
 CINDER_SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS=${CINDER_SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS:-$(ipv6_unquote $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS)}
 
+# We do not need to report service status every 10s for devstack-like
+# deployments. In the gate this generates extra work for the services and the
+# database which are already taxed.
+CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=120
+
 # What type of LVM device should Cinder use for LVM backend
 # Defaults to auto, which will do thin provisioning if it's a fresh
 # volume group, otherwise it will do thick. The other valid choices are
@@ -325,6 +330,9 @@ function configure_cinder {
     # details and example failures.
     iniset $CINDER_CONF DEFAULT rpc_response_timeout 120
 
+    iniset $CINDER_CONF DEFAULT report_interval $CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL
+    iniset $CINDER_CONF DEFAULT service_down_time $(($CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL * 6))
+
     if is_service_enabled c-vol && [[ -n "$CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS" ]]; then
         local enabled_backends=""
         local default_name=""
diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 888a2e2b25..905788f28f 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ NOVA_API_PASTE_INI=${NOVA_API_PASTE_INI:-$NOVA_CONF_DIR/api-paste.ini}
 # mean "use uwsgi" because we'll be always using uwsgi.
 NOVA_USE_MOD_WSGI=${NOVA_USE_MOD_WSGI:-True}
 
+# We do not need to report service status every 10s for devstack-like
+# deployments. In the gate this generates extra work for the services and the
+# database which are already taxed.
+NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=120
+
 if is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then
     NOVA_SERVICE_PROTOCOL="https"
 fi
@@ -448,6 +453,9 @@ function create_nova_conf {
 
     iniset $NOVA_CONF key_manager backend nova.keymgr.conf_key_mgr.ConfKeyManager
 
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT report_interval $NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT service_down_time $(($NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL * 6))
+
     if is_fedora; then
         # nova defaults to /usr/local/bin, but fedora pip like to
         # install things in /usr/bin