diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
index fd52f1e00b..115381c45b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ transport_url = {{ rpc_transport_url }}
 transport_url = {{ notify_transport_url }}
 
 [oslo_messaging_rabbit]
-heartbeat_in_pthread = true
+heartbeat_in_pthread = false
 {% if om_enable_rabbitmq_tls | bool %}
 ssl = true
 ssl_ca_file = {{ om_rabbitmq_cacert }}