diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index c90fa9b..5a821b6 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
               metric_backends: gnocchi,prometheus
             telemetry:
               disable_ssl_certificate_validation: True
+              ceilometer_polling_interval: 15
       tempest_test_regex: telemetry_tempest_plugin
       tox_envlist: all