diff --git a/network/haproxy.py b/network/haproxy.py
index cd17d057b5f..6d4f6a4279a 100644
--- a/network/haproxy.py
+++ b/network/haproxy.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ DEFAULT_SOCKET_LOCATION="/var/run/haproxy.sock"
 RECV_SIZE = 1024
 ACTION_CHOICES = ['enabled', 'disabled']
 WAIT_RETRIES=25
-WAIT_INTERVAL=1
+WAIT_INTERVAL=5
 
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 class TimeoutException(Exception):