diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 4bff20a..ed77b98 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 #image_alt_ssh_password=password
 
 # Time in seconds between build status checks. (integer value)
-#build_interval=10
+#build_interval=1
 
 # Timeout in seconds to wait for an instance to build.
 # (integer value)
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@
 # admin credentials are known. (boolean value)
 #allow_tenant_isolation=false
 
+# Time in seconds between build status checks. (integer value)
+#build_interval=1
+
 
 [compute-admin]
 
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@
 
 # Time in seconds between network operation status checks.
 # (integer value)
-#build_interval=10
+#build_interval=1
 
 
 [network-feature-enabled]
@@ -789,9 +792,6 @@
 # (string value)
 #endpoint_type=publicURL
 
-# Time in seconds between build status checks. (integer value)
-#build_interval=1
-
 # Timeout in seconds to wait for a stack to build. (integer
 # value)
 #build_timeout=1200
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
 
 # Time in seconds between volume availability checks. (integer
 # value)
-#build_interval=10
+#build_interval=1
 
 # Timeout in seconds to wait for a volume to becomeavailable.
 # (integer value)
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index db84607..9546f6c 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
                help="Password used to authenticate to an instance using "
                     "the alternate image."),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_interval',
-               default=10,
+               default=1,
                help="Time in seconds between build status checks."),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_timeout',
                default=300,
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for network operation to "
                     "complete."),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_interval',
-               default=10,
+               default=1,
                help="Time in seconds between network operation status "
                     "checks."),
 ]
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 
 VolumeGroup = [
     cfg.IntOpt('build_interval',
-               default=10,
+               default=1,
                help='Time in seconds between volume availability checks.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_timeout',
                default=300,