diff --git a/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml b/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
index 7780b25..314d619 100644
--- a/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
+++ b/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       - /usr/local/bin/check_contrail_health.py
       data_format: influx
       interval: 30s
+      timeout: 25s
     {%- endif %}
     {%- if pillar.opencontrail.control is defined %}
     monitor_global_vrouter_config: