diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
index 0e53dc55e1..dee66e3b8c 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% for host in groups['all'] %}
 {% if hostvars[host].datacenter == 'cloud' or hostvars[host].datacenter == 'fedorainfracloud' %}
 define host {
-   use                     defaulttemplate
+   use                     mincheck
    host_name               {{ host }}
 {% if hostvars[host].ansible_hostname is defined %}
    alias                   {{ hostvars[host].ansible_hostname }}