diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/graphite/files/storage-aggregation.conf b/ansible/install/roles/graphite/files/storage-aggregation.conf
index e69de29bb..2b6d7260d 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/graphite/files/storage-aggregation.conf
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/graphite/files/storage-aggregation.conf
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+[gnocchi_status]
+# Prevent lose of gnocchi_status metrics when:
+#  collectd plugin interval > smallest frequency:history
+# When xFilesFactor = 0.0 any single datapoint will be "aggregated"
+# for the next configured retention period in storage-schemas.conf
+#
+# Also aggregationMethod here is max since the maximum of these
+# metrics is most representative of behavior.
+#
+pattern = ^.*\.gnocchi_status\.
+xFilesFactor = 0.0
+aggregationMethod = max