diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
index 93ea7b99b4..20d5876ea3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ log_dir = /var/log/kolla/ceilometer
 
 transport_url = rabbit://{% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ rabbitmq_user }}:{{ rabbitmq_password }}@{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
+{% if enable_aodh | bool %}
+evaluation_interval = 300
+{% endif %}
+
 [keystone_authtoken]
 auth_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_public_port }}
 project_domain_name = {{ default_project_domain_name }}