diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
index 40adaab52..b5e7606d1 100644
--- a/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config defaults 'defaults'
 	option family 'ipv4'
 	option reliability '1'
 	option count '2'
-	option failure_interval '5'
+	option failure_interval '20'
 	option tries_up '5'
 
 config proxy 'proxy'
diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/etc/uci-defaults/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/etc/uci-defaults/omr-tracker
index 5c495ca86..74df05a1f 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/etc/uci-defaults/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/etc/uci-defaults/omr-tracker
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.server_http_test)" = "" ]; then
 	EOF
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.failure_interval)" ] || [ "$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.failure_interval)" = "5" ]; then
+	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
+		set omr-tracker.defaults.failure_interval=20
+		commit omr-tracker
+	EOF
+fi
+
 if [ "$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.family)" = "" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 		set omr-tracker.defaults.initial_state='online'