diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
index 1c89d75150..8b98a5744f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/l3_agent.ini.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ agent_mode = dvr
 {% else %}
 agent_mode = legacy
 {% endif %}
+{% if enable_neutron_agent_ha | bool %}
+ha_vrrp_health_check_interval = 5
+{% endif %}
 {% if enable_neutron_fwaas | bool %}
 [fwaas]
 driver = neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers.linux.iptables_fwaas.IptablesFwaasDriver