diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
index 5972d54..b9df935 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
     def _wait_for_lb_functional(
             self, vip_address, traffic_member_count, protocol_port, protocol,
             HTTPS_verify, client_cert_path=None, CA_certs_path=None,
-            request_interval=2, request_timeout=10, requests_session=None,
+            request_interval=1, request_timeout=10, requests_session=None,
             source_port=None):
         start = time.time()
         response_counts = {}
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
                     return
             except Exception:
                 LOG.warning('Server is not passing initial traffic. Waiting.')
-                time.sleep(1)
+            time.sleep(request_interval)
 
         LOG.debug('Loadbalancer wait for load balancer response totals: %s',
                   response_counts)