diff --git a/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.conf.j2
index 62cb01d844..ece9a40190 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/chrony/templates/chrony.conf.j2
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ driftfile /var/lib/chrony/chrony.drift
 log tracking measurements statistics
 logdir /var/log/kolla/chrony
 
+makestep 3 3
+
 maxupdateskew 100.0
 
 dumponexit